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.-(2-METHYL-1-OXO-2-PROPENYL)-.OMEGA.-((2-METHYL-1-OXO-2-PROPENYL)OXY)-
CAS # 25852-47-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X7204

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 163  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 210  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,373 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,412 118
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 691 31
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 686 275
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,294 195
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 597 10
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 55 35
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 403 403
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,725 389
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 302  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,610  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,169 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,835  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 5,524  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 249 249
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 756 61
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,070 7
567 CARPENTERS 22  
575 ELECTRICIANS 452  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,462  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 896  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 359  
637 MACHINISTS 9,310 136
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 87  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,112 1,915
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,003  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 291 244
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 368  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 5
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 188 188
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,039  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 983 516
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,397 1,202
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,844 494
785 ASSEMBLERS 74,021 30,048
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,930 286
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,266 473
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 57  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 82 82
TOTAL 167,932 37,764

*(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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