National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE, POLYESTER WITH DIETHYLENE GLYCOL, MALEIC ANHYDRIDE AND 1,2-PROPANEDIOL
CAS # 26098-37-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X9004

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 465 232
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 136 19
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 119  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 426 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 291  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
TOTAL 1,513 387

*(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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