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-(PHENYLMETHYL)-OMEGA-((1,1,3,3-TETRAMETHYLBUTYL)PHENOXY)-
CAS # 60864-33-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X9321

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 99  
357 MESSENGERS 278  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 134 134
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 470 16
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,573 288
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 199  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 495  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,214 11
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 382  
637 MACHINISTS 3,317  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 480  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 829  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 23 3
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 502  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 256  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,001  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,032 115
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 602  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 579 481
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,529 94
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,167  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,650 381
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 81 40
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 127  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 627  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 144  
TOTAL 26,661 1,990

*(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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