National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXIRANE, METHYL-, POLYMER WITH OXIRANE, ETHER WITH 1,2,3-PROPANETRIOL (3:1)
CAS # 9082-00-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X9012

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
327 ORDER CLERKS 189 139
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,039 205
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 140  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 710 14
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
575 ELECTRICIANS 397  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 87 65
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 43  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,626 817
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,721 1,493
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 220  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 110  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,212 165
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 611 51
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 611  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 31  
785 ASSEMBLERS 549 153
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 249 51
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 37 3
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 15 15
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,287 609
TOTAL 19,745 3,783

*(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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