National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID VINYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH ETHYLENE
CAS # 24937-78-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X6619

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 45  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,441 432
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 440 420
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 270 249
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,220 920
185 DESIGNERS 78 78
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 309  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,187 27
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5,282 1,942
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,423 368
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 576 199
313 SECRETARIES 615 615
327 ORDER CLERKS 184 92
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 61 26
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,226 350
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,095 143
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,296 794
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 353  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 292  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 30 10
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,909 1,497
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,197  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 516  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,075  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 436  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,553  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 902 736
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,540 401
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,246  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 13,579  
575 ELECTRICIANS 387  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,552  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,655  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 738 138
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,529 83
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 197  
637 MACHINISTS 5,631 460
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,252 1,252
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 213 128
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,926 498
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 532  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 259 155
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 44  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 149 118
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 118  
679 BOOKBINDERS 6,537 3,023
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,405 421
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 395  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,640 368
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,015 9,776
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 903 303
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,127 2,061
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,844 292
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,152 3,069
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 54 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 733 146
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,705 1,675
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,478 1,478
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 179 48
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 7,288 525
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,144 1,752
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,782 1,585
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,891 386
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,347 1,039
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,265 540
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,386 2,486
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,688  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,521 1,286
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19,481 5,413
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 33,952 8,995
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,078  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 25,386 7,400
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,136 150
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,777 2,197
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 688 58
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 204  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 842 46
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8,325 3,966
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,464  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,710 1,970
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 540 267
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 111 79
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 44,965 25,745
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,022 103
TOTAL 340,934 101,390

*(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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