National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, C>10 .ALPHA.-
CAS # 64743-02-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X8988

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 149 75
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 309  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,421 936
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,279  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,172  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,750  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,242 39
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 324  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 243  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 3,768 188
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 788  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,033  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 139 11
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 209 12
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,115 700
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,294  
785 ASSEMBLERS 386 108
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 531  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33  
TOTAL 23,214 2,068

*(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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