National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLY(IMINOCARBONYLPENTAMETHYLENE)
CAS # 25038-54-4
RTECS # TQ9800000
Agent Code X9001

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 37  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 37
335 FILE CLERKS 778 529
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 891 150
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 135  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 32  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,743 168
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 600 37
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 427 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 975 163
575 ELECTRICIANS 10,880  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 17  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,590 56
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 93  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,636 10,564
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,986 6,764
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 97 32
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,504 4,103
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 11,529 6,105
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 112 112
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,988 1,080
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 615  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,700 1,169
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,337 3,436
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,961 1,155
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,620 3,180
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,411 2,849
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 226  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 879 112
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,341 148
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 168  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,046 4,211
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,211  
TOTAL 87,220 46,339

*(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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