National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION-ORGANICS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3691

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 130  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 29 6
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 538 30
097 DIETITIANS 208 208
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 254 231
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,754 1,455
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89 6
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052 872
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 330 78
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 64 12
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 23  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 194 16
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 139 46
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 268 92
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 139 139
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,692 24
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,420  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,233  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 196  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,583 50
544 MILLWRIGHTS 197  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 269  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 401  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
575 ELECTRICIANS 17  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 679  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 650  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 746  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 277 23
637 MACHINISTS 4,577 11
643 BOILERMAKERS 1,038  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,234 608
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 57  
687 BAKERS 1,045 653
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 37  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 111  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 582 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 271 26
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 841 778
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 970  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121 996
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 968  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 106  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,281 3,129
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,700 34
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,045 1,045
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,472 1,076
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,889  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 524 471
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,763 909
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 880  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 763 754
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 83  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 126  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 256  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 210 23
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 62  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,535  
TOTAL 67,953 14,235

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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