National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID ETHENYL ESTER
CAS # 108-05-4
RTECS # AK0875000
Agent Code X6624

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 53  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,498 432
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
084 PHYSICIANS 137 26
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,081 9,477
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 132 132
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 396 266
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 7  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 627 211
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,590 2,005
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 498 325
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 835 183
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 876 58
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,221 1,189
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,572  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,797  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 74  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,024 302
567 CARPENTERS 12,638 487
575 ELECTRICIANS 13  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 315  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 16  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 270  
637 MACHINISTS 13  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 526  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 2,576 1,227
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 1,374  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,221 971
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 220 48
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,633 367
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,953 3,148
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,043  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,128 13
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 450  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,372 1,136
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,264 1,220
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,141 197
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 238  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,627 517
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 264 4
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,183 1,895
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,424 1,099
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,004 1,170
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,451 824
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,126 1,315
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 234 117
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 5  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 256 238
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 85  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 331  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 482  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 395 263
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,461 5,014
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 266 91
TOTAL 129,024 36,642

*(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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