National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLY(OXY-1,2-ETHANEDIYL), ALPHA-(DINONYLPHENYL)- OMEGA-HYDROXY-
CAS # 9014-93-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X9153

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 53 53
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 382 358
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 464 443
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 356 44
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,206 365
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 289  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,721 18
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 372 46
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,130  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,711  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,621 302
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,602 159
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,386  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 993  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,443  
637 MACHINISTS 34,673 545
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 549  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 597  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 7,549 306
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 2,018 57
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,675 119
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,161  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,534 213
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475 116
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 698 75
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 719  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,127 12,127
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 178  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 207 16
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,618 306
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,465 23
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,037 75
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 465  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,179 252
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 521 240
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,422  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 841  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 837  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 355  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,710  
TOTAL 113,236 16,794

*(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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