National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLY(IMINO(1,6-DIOXO-1,6-HEXANEDIYL)IMINO-1,6-HEXANEDIYL)
CAS # 32131-17-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X6602

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 173  
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 43  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 690 108
335 FILE CLERKS 778 529
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 216 108
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 135  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,270 88
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 43  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 213  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 624 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,213  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,159 345
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 289  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,565 362
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 175  
637 MACHINISTS 9 5
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 46  
667 TAILORS 387  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 1,560 379
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 343 18
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 121  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 34  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 706 194
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,002 1,164
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,710 16,845
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,017  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,885 8,293
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,333 2,092
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 127 71
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,628 14,495
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,561 2,827
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,307 1,866
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,669 201
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 92  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,062 762
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,844 4,453
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,710 2,115
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12 5
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,339 3,196
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,515 2,803
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 226  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,118 270
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,729 973
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 605 409
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 398  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 46  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 154 97
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,540 1,289
TOTAL 126,813 67,354

*(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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