National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, C12-24, CHLORO
CAS # 68527-02-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X9949

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 33  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 247  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,436 18
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,600  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 670  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 591  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,659  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 419  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 777  
575 ELECTRICIANS 35  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,450  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 642  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 321  
637 MACHINISTS 33,587 1,360
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,214  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 467  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 710  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,762  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,390 190
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 435 326
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 532 179
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,318  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,000 249
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,437  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 911  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464 77
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 192  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,450 138
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,778 474
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,603  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,514 428
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 154  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 235  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 231  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,824  
TOTAL 84,192 3,683

*(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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