National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENE, ETHENYL-, POLYMER WITH 2-METHYL-1,3-BUTADIENE
CAS # 25038-32-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9903

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,145  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 252 84
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,689 1,043
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
327 ORDER CLERKS 313 180
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 861 278
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,794 83
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 37  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 42  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,246  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 103 52
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,147  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 738  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,199 128
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 1,179 691
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 73 24
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 918  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,669 855
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,593  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 400  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,393 188
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 688  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,695  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,448  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 110  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,230 165
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,361 905
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 68  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,052  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 324 24
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 90  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 618  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,806 2,327
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,172 103
TOTAL 49,518 8,606

*(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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