National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXIRANE, METHYL-, POLYMER WITH OXIRANE, ETHER WITH 2-ETHYL-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL (3:1)
CAS # 52624-57-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9610

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 749 111
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 892 833
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,181 28
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 78  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 65  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 403  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 570  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 200  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,251 961
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 97  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,402 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 321 321
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 199  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,561 1,255
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 502  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 701 162
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 942  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,599 99
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,432 84
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,575  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 314  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 540 3
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 797 199
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 809 216
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
TOTAL 26,277 4,320

*(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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