National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKANES, C3-C4
CAS # 68475-59-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X9489

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 849 832
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 706 353
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 121 40
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 150 122
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 77  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 709 501
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,380 976
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 212  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 77  
679 BOOKBINDERS 706 353
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,764 118
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 112  
TOTAL 7,861 3,296

*(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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