National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPENE, POLYMER WITH ETHYLENE
CAS # 9010-79-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X7620

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 680  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 243  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 129  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 398  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 613 111
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 170 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,806  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,588  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 22,769 364
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,062  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 333  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,609 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 536  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 251  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 212  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 110  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,556 302
567 CARPENTERS 1,147  
575 ELECTRICIANS 27,363 305
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,990  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 356  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 21  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 878  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 993  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 507  
637 MACHINISTS 39,888 1,749
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,133 107
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 123  
679 BOOKBINDERS 662 378
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,566  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 491  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,664 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 214  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 212 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,589 155
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,099  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 695  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 378  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 123  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,491 2,652
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 767  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 521 175
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,339  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 449  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 153 35
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 495 389
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 458
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 388 320
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,529 27
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,594  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 263  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 854 82
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,863 1,182
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 14,194 768
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,956 216
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,440 4,130
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 204  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 20  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 579  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 740  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,512 119
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,242  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 82  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 6,955 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 122  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 19,461 10,227
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,060  
TOTAL 239,305 25,755

*(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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