National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXIRANE, ETHYL-
CAS # 106-88-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X9126

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 87 87
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 65  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 313  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 367  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 946 904
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 583 436
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 249 83
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 63 13
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 7  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 114 13
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 553 213
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,616 1,053
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,076 423
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 12  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 46,242 10,909
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 837  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 876  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 372  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,444 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,076 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 801  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 29  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 264 81
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 29  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,142  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,475 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 15,289 51
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 122  
567 CARPENTERS 2,746  
575 ELECTRICIANS 11,716  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,620  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,020  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 8,548 3
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
595 ROOFERS 80  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,859  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,158  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 7  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 12,132  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 548  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,745 21
637 MACHINISTS 41,920 3,964
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 80  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 5  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 18  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,207  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 526  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 50 50
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 20  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 221 165
679 BOOKBINDERS 349  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 24 11
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,262  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 889 203
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9 2
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 476  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,683 281
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 377  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 14 9
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,659 1,326
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 135  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,799 949
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 884  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,351 1,255
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 18  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 13  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,683 16,330
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 110  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 653  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 132  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 239 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 207 27
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,041 464
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,196 35
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,286  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,261 354
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,294 1,713
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,388  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,131  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 582  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,647 227
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,056 667
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,629 21
TOTAL 261,650 42,961

*(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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