National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 5-DECYNE-4,7-DIOL, 2,4,7,9-TETRAMETHYL-
CAS # 126-86-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X9984

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 65  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
185 DESIGNERS 277 208
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 189 89
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 457 159
335 FILE CLERKS 180 60
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,334 504
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 175  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,646  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 261  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 20  
567 CARPENTERS 169  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,091 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 101 81
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
667 TAILORS 2,204 1,043
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,275 1,245
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,230 1,401
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 210  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,629 27,251
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,399 5,325
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 710 187
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 190 190
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,356 165
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,776 97
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,525 101
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 726 114
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,078 586
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 171 118
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 485 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 200 81
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 69 69
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 130 130
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 12  
TOTAL 66,526 39,363

*(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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