National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXADIENE, 1,4-, POLYMER WITH ETHYLENE AND PROPENE
CAS # 25038-37-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X7621

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 170 56
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100 25
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 119  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,259  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,370  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,903  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 970  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 177  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 64  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,659  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 597  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,396  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,450  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 495  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 256  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,478 130
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,078 4,069
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,294  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 911  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,444 205
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 39  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 570  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,611 118
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 78  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,001  
785 ASSEMBLERS 489  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 273  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 235  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,883  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 941  
TOTAL 38,306 4,603

*(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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