National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE ACETATE, PROCESSED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X6206

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 418  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20  
667 TAILORS 4,221 2,772
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,718 1,949
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,028 1,818
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 197 99
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,562 1,281
TOTAL 15,164 7,918

*(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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