National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE, ETHYL ETHER
CAS # 9004-57-3
RTECS # FJ5950500
Agent Code X5864

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,557 500
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 725 704
096 PHARMACISTS 1,388 892
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 270 180
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 300 237
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 374 337
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 105 30
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,484 937
313 SECRETARIES 322 251
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,134 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 12  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,747 3,747
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 642 253
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 62 52
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,577 451
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,125  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 247 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 45  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 27  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,348  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,512 121
589 GLAZIERS 1,122 224
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 895 72
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 175  
637 MACHINISTS 287  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 15  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 35  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 826 426
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 113 69
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 526 32
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 94 33
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 222  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 89  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,925 61
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5 5
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 561 50
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,040 40
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 88  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,544 153
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,023 105
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,720 4,582
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 580 580
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 928 467
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 480 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 641 6
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 509 127
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 178 160
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 72
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 553 410
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,716 3,066
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,339 1,034
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,128 1,553
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 64 5
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 834 669
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 371 58
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 311  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 84  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,842 2,286
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 596  
TOTAL 74,759 27,837

*(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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