National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE ACETATE
CAS # 9004-35-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X6205

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 130 130
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,690 682
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 63 49
095 REGISTERED NURSES 30,741 22,212
096 PHARMACISTS 111 47
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 210 180
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,596 336
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,727 3,680
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 18  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 32  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 780 514
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,773 1,624
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 843 36
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 76  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 365 28
575 ELECTRICIANS 263  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 188 28
637 MACHINISTS 2,156 431
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 251 100
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,234 1,685
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 50 4
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 6,095 1,292
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 271 36
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 97 32
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,063 4,063
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257 43
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,049 5,176
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 63 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,373 619
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,465 3,628
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 86 13
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 263 148
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 97 97
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,493  
TOTAL 83,508 47,285

*(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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