National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROCINNAMIC ACID, 3,5-DI-TERT-BUTYL-4-HYDROXY-, NEOPENTANETETRAYL ESTER
CAS # 6683-19-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X8996

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 70  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 70  
185 DESIGNERS 78 78
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25 8
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 108  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 433 19
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
327 ORDER CLERKS 184 92
335 FILE CLERKS 253  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 463 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 815 155
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,779 305
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 586  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 7,463  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 438  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,965 31
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 903  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 214  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 718 401
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,133 17
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 4,484  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,148  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,788  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 276  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 495  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,288 161
637 MACHINISTS 8,543 475
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
667 TAILORS 249  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,207  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 57  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 663 227
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 465  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,488 3,978
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 880  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 397  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,931 79
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,200 835
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,371 15,150
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 48 48
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 391 43
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 898 519
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 6
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,493
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 607  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 147 61
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 9  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,141 389
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 336 47
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,012 363
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,717 3,947
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 430 70
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 310  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 74  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 717  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 41 5
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 934  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,397 188
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,315 4,733
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 726 77
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 431  
TOTAL 141,410 34,793

*(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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