National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYISOPRENE, PROCESSED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X7315

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
357 MESSENGERS 278  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,587 13
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,797  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 141  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 77  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 141  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 131  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 122  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 424  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 287 267
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 27  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,431 7
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,227 1,009
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,299 953
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329 329
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 108  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 657 329
TOTAL 20,570 5,863

*(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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