National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOPRENE, POLYMERS
CAS # 9003-31-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X7314

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 271 271
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 828  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 19 19
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 429 16
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 371 55
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,613  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 13  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,339 53
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 55  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68  
575 ELECTRICIANS 557  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 708  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 192 92
637 MACHINISTS 1,894 22
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,493 177
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 120  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,201  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,450 2,956
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,739 188
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 805 54
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,231  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 249
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,819 933
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,670 7
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 678 136
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,016 7,614
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 660 587
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 212 69
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 19  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 707  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 76  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,078  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 988 25
TOTAL 50,655 15,413

*(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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