National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENE, ETHENYL-, HOMOPOLYMER, PROCESSED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X7639

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 47  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 333 222
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 838  
567 CARPENTERS 190  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 556  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 523 380
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 549 73
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 417 296
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 757 611
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 970 824
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 366 293
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 186 186
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 111 79
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 286 31
TOTAL 6,314 2,994

*(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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