National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name UREA, POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE
CAS # 9011-05-6
RTECS # YU1610000
Agent Code X5029

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 187 95
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 46  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 416 191
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 486 76
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12  
313 SECRETARIES 240 240
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 233 70
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 147 86
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 34  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,717 211
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 146  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 175  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 459  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 182  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 416  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,142 137
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 560  
567 CARPENTERS 1,188 50
575 ELECTRICIANS 308  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 183  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 145  
595 ROOFERS 7,959  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,379  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,334  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 176  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 725 207
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 100 50
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 527  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 222  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 155  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,319 238
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,173 357
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 362  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,279 155
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,641 160
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,338 189
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 73 24
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,935 2,935
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 712 285
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 703 175
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,222 83
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,053 148
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 161 31
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,387 557
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,873 191
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,220 917
785 ASSEMBLERS 39,616 22,048
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 316  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 978 717
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 173  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 874  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 56  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 73 24
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 206  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 15,528 458
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 121  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,486 351
TOTAL 122,668 31,578

*(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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