National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPANOL, OXYBIS-,METHYL ETHER
CAS # 12002-25-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X6238

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,093  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,226 17
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 52  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 9  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,368 5,231
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 343 309
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 300 197
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 62 62
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 17 17
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 584 438
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,469 813
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,295 1,260
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 9,273 2,299
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 897 185
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 83  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,287 147
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 113 38
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 25 21
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 427 11
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,034 1,551
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 94 69
335 FILE CLERKS 227  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 92 92
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 662  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 870 9
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 598 598
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 711 634
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 1,418 1,418
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,984 1,673
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,124 1,181
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 926 875
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 7,708 5,997
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 59,265 11,595
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,981  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,037  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 246  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 105  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 336  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,411  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,487 309
567 CARPENTERS 2,806  
575 ELECTRICIANS 81  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,027 75
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 488  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,232 26
637 MACHINISTS 6,794 466
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 77  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,671  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 118  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 823  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 69  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 422  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,721  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,823 1,186
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 577 114
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 675 193
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,060 1,250
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 386 63
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,638  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,484 366
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 316  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 210 105
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,119 64
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,004 550
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 394 113
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,090  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,220 1,869
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,145 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 385 225
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,379  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 104  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 11  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 285 46
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 164  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 69  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,864  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 948 453
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 295  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,085 493
TOTAL 178,822 44,800

*(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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