National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROQUINONE, TERT-BUTYL-
CAS # 1948-33-0
RTECS # MX4375000
Agent Code X7157

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 233  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 348 292
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 213
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 44  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 150  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185  
637 MACHINISTS 3,714 1,382
687 BAKERS 2,308 287
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 72  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 92  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,004  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 225  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 211  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,197  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 17 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 843 380
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,005 542
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,942 22
TOTAL 18,166 3,687

*(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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