National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ROSIN, MALEATED, POLYMER WITH PENTAERYTHRITOL
CAS # 68333-69-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X9607

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 205  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,652  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 322 6
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 696 53
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,017 80
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 14  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,301  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 212  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 66  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 793  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 83  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 4,279 431
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 170 17
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,347 725
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 854 657
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 473  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 361 197
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 291  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,632 541
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 56,940 1,650
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,008 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 13  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,437 1,640
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 23 3
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,997 115
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,902  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 107  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,530 511
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 51  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 723 187
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,695 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 206 206
TOTAL 105,436 8,340

*(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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