National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHACRYLIC ACID, POLYMERS
CAS # 25087-26-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X8987

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 516 273
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 243 182
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 488  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,240 73
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,655  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,903  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,425 243
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 12,855  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,131  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,111  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,176  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 4,065  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,748  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,674  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,074  
567 CARPENTERS 642  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,719 6
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 434  
637 MACHINISTS 1,013 8
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 170  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 115 14
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,431  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 267  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 344  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,264 181
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 134 45
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 59 3
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,913 90
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,992 7
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 134  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,695  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,417 2,187
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 144  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 448  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 188  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 224  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 938 134
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,832  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,835  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 305  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 8,044 293
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90  
TOTAL 102,936 3,740

*(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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