National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO-, POLYMERS
CAS # 9002-84-0
RTECS # KX4025000
Agent Code X6620

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 11  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,017 576
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 136  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 181  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 742 122
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,080 387
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,371 781
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 197  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,131 53
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,153  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,866 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,354 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,833 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 212  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,811  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,443  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 705  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,505 37
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 374  
567 CARPENTERS 40  
575 ELECTRICIANS 46  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,602 467
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 33,134  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,004  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,591 314
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,539  
637 MACHINISTS 11,502 567
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,707 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 665 47
668 UPHOLSTERERS 427 47
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 40 40
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 35  
679 BOOKBINDERS 253 177
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 121  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 84 33
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 131  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 864  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 556 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,892  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 404  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,153  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,425 8,258
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 100 33
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,862 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,309 1,066
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 654 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,051 837
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 314 36
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 810  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,634 583
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,247  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,644 23
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 62  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,045 1,045
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,948 2
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,817 938
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,604 31
785 ASSEMBLERS 18,990 7,295
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 44 22
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,933 2,141
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 289  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 702  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,460  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,524 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 541  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,704 1,704
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,623 437
TOTAL 247,249 31,453

*(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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