National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACRYLONITRILE, POLYMER WITH 1,3-BUTADIENE AND ETHENYLBENZENE
CAS # 9003-56-9
RTECS # AT6970000
Agent Code X8570

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,695 1,695
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 487 487
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 312  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 158 25
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
335 FILE CLERKS 1,541 1,078
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 446 13
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,966  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 14,208  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 17  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,158 77
575 ELECTRICIANS 145  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 21,988 323
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,778 104
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,423  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 67 67
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 526  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 18 18
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 535  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 132  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 63 13
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 31,675 23,197
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 68 34
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 65 43
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,144 4,126
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 309 191
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,241  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 56 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 34 34
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,026 4,723
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,381 378
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,292 4,032
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 273  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 289  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,222  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,273 236
TOTAL 119,649 42,653

*(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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