National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLY(OXYETHYLENEOXYTEREPHTHALOYL)
CAS # 25038-59-9
RTECS # TR2725000
Agent Code X7312

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 173  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,158 206
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 246  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 367  
084 PHYSICIANS 588 271
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 43  
185 DESIGNERS 277 208
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 616 206
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,657 1,574
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,494 1,271
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 271  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
335 FILE CLERKS 142  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,067 1,253
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 164 35
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 599 375
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 917 670
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,248 152
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 43  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,820 132
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 635  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,101 68
567 CARPENTERS 2,347  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,661 510
667 TAILORS 4,692 1,386
668 UPHOLSTERERS 1,560 379
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 101 101
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69  
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 574 287
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 549 73
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,953 3,148
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,755 1,421
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 374 2
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,310  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 214 7
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 7 7
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,987 13,713
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,932 3,685
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 52,034 49,997
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,053 6,108
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 10,413 2,502
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 314 193
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,029 219
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,609 147
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 337  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,151 1,094
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 12  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,856 2,186
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 186 31
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,299 1,786
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,978 5,901
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,282 3,673
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,554 3,789
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 130 130
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 256 244
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 167  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 345  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,475 1,416
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 304  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,781 634
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,750 4,733
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 412 163
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,291 3,150
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,403 2,401
TOTAL 194,941 122,103

*(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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