National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2,5-FURANDIONE, POLYMER WITH METHOXYETHENE
CAS # 9011-16-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9602

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 42  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17 17
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,806 36
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 208  
637 MACHINISTS 1,322  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 168 117
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,552 119
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 112  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,131 99
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464 77
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 67
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 557 37
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,953 6
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 155  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,985  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 41  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 30  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 84 84
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,189 439
TOTAL 19,539 1,482

*(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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