National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPENOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-, POLYMER WITH ETHYL 2-PROPENOATE
CAS # 25212-88-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9464

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 126  
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 751 191
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 379 139
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,178 365
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,376 1,122
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,516 38
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 244  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,194  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 198  
575 ELECTRICIANS 365  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,429  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 738 138
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,052  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,074  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 740 257
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 97  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 9,223 1,990
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,410 80
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 201  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,833 678
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,641 13,054
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 979 338
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 886 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,254  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,303 208
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,169 395
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 810 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,050 632
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,505 128
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,161  
785 ASSEMBLERS 576 41
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,254 570
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 809 216
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,095  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,204 198
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,027 3,115
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,446 329
TOTAL 94,790 27,628

*(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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