National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPANOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-, 2,2-DIMETHYL-1-(1-METHYLETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIYL ESTER
CAS # 6846-50-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X9918

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,068 704
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 452 382
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,939 1,572
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 23,241 5,900
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,615  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 196  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 485  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 787 87
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 95  
567 CARPENTERS 397 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 142  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 26  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 65  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 145  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,113 1,330
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,456 541
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,522 1,233
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 426 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 13  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,661  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,009  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 744 43
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,335 62
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 766 67
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 196  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,454 354
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 32  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 138  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,695 363
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,685  
TOTAL 81,149 14,110

*(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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