National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID VINYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH CHLOROETHYLENE
CAS # 9003-22-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9023

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 63  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 156 5
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 346 122
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 95 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 397  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 243 182
313 SECRETARIES 445 445
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 407 237
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,380 46
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,894  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 397  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 827  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 3,399  
575 ELECTRICIANS 131  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,865 372
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 242  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 975 92
637 MACHINISTS 101  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 196 196
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 101 101
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 32 32
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 89 57
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 542  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 202  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,882 2,058
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,626 817
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,256  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,077 547
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,668 174
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,558 1,034
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,835 2,049
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 202 202
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 279 21
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,366 1,325
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,186 1,315
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 192  
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,805 6,730
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,226  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 432 171
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 91  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 958 43
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,480  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,281 5,027
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,257 952
TOTAL 89,678 25,825

*(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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