National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPENE, POLYMERS
CAS # 9003-07-0
RTECS # UD1842000
Agent Code X8981

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 49  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 210  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,017 576
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,699 2,863
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 226 135
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 782  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 105 105
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,267 593
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 223 116
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 610 44
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 312  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 174  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 223 112
313 SECRETARIES 296 296
327 ORDER CLERKS 313 180
335 FILE CLERKS 1,873 805
336 RECORDS CLERKS 60  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 500  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,468 1,104
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 962 749
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 458 401
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 3,884 3,737
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 101 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,367 1,288
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,705 154
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 331 25
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 42  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,144 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,511 22
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 4,349  
567 CARPENTERS 266  
575 ELECTRICIANS 7,567 244
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 138  
589 GLAZIERS 1,355  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
595 ROOFERS 3,637  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,257 248
637 MACHINISTS 111  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 145  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 213 128
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 523 380
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,686 1,400
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
679 BOOKBINDERS 311 52
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 205  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 686 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 806 366
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 77 15
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,215 1,749
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 50,002 34,260
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,938 963
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 503 175
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 66
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 251  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 766 177
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,793 1,802
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 120 120
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,240 7,231
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 8,937 4,773
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 46
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 320 320
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,518 2,923
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,883 174
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,594  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 689 483
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 825 825
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,759 829
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 199 40
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19,920 9,060
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,224 4,343
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 563  
785 ASSEMBLERS 20,765 9,159
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,178 2,460
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,010  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 791  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,439 951
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,155  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 74  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 25,093 14,161
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,882 1,841
TOTAL 272,227 117,389

*(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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