National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLY(OXY-1,2-ETHANEDIYL), ALPHA-(1-OXO-9-OCTADECENYL)-OMEGA-HYDROXY-, (Z)-
CAS # 9004-96-0
RTECS # MD0880000
Agent Code X6804

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 331 331
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,181 1,046
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 502 394
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 147 147
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 692 439
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 38 13
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,106 65
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,969 1,701
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 397  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,375 363
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 175 175
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,045 10
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 144 130
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 36 3
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 407 407
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,194 1,411
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,032 89
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,469  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,426  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,696  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 3,714  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 594  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 405 323
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,036 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 7,526 36
575 ELECTRICIANS 207  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 696  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 126  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 338 56
595 ROOFERS 2,047  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,002  
637 MACHINISTS 7,666 16
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 249 136
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 34 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 321  
679 BOOKBINDERS 3,089 1,330
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,971 1,979
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,191  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 325  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 935 81
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 831  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,192  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,542 2,677
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,269 2,132
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 985 131
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,430 2,248
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,372 362
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,784 1,066
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 426 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,628 814
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 615 199
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 245  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 98  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,656 631
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,517 300
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 718 77
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,579 602
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,573 322
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 988 3
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,192 477
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,552 3,798
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,911 101
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,991 1,432
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,220 608
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,893 6,613
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,611 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 36,201 13,647
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 737 58
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 21 14
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,780 1,033
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 436 88
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 175 175
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 76  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 623 437
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,351 659
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,615 534
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 108  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,273 1,340
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,431 91
TOTAL 210,079 53,873

*(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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