National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHANOL, MIXT. WITH NITROMETHANE AND 1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE
CAS # 59316-88-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X6864

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 14 11
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6 3
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 68  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 389 154
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 45 10
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 43 11
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 9 9
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 6 3
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 304  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 30  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 34  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 191 34
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 72  
637 MACHINISTS 25  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 139  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 43 6
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 4,153 2,924
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 90  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 795 201
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 17
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 284  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 11
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 52 26
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 211 196
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 185 79
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 234 78
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 577 193
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,539 8,045
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 925 414
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 202 166
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 29 29
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 361 305
TOTAL 22,257 13,029

*(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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