National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CYCLOHEXENE, 1-METHYL-4-(1-METHYLETHENYL)-, (R)-
CAS # 5989-27-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X9088

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,285  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 37 25
095 REGISTERED NURSES 333 297
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 362 328
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 43  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 799 89
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 12,784 8,744
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,203 4,196
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,615  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 33 11
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 933  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 8,820 57
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 16  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 250  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 117  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 871  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 910  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,089  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 197  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 338  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 9,223 404
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,924  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 748 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 773  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,644 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 439  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,634  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,298 2,993
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 54 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,405 1,911
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 804 329
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,456 589
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 900 21
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,688  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,144 174
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,235 1,726
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 91 17
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,206 29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 474 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 363 3
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 3  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 182 91
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 552  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 26 26
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 41 2
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 299 299
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,568 329
TOTAL 138,309 35,634

*(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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