National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION-POLYMERS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5224

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 181 56
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 346 319
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 170 68
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 504  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 239  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,411 632
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 205  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,170 1,704
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 29 29
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,316 882
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 91 30
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,778 835
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 170  
785 ASSEMBLERS 118 118
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 185 185
TOTAL 13,492 4,858

*(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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