National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name ETHYL FORMATE
CAS # 109-94-4
RTECS # LQ8400000 
Agent Code 32610

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 822

688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323

696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 282

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 17

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 34

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 51
51
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 51
51
SUBTOTAL 1,580
102
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686
300
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 96

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827
276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 401

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574
386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257
43
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 54
11
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751

797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43

877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138

SUBTOTAL 6,094
1,016
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 476
51
SUBTOTAL 476
51
TOTAL 8,150 1,169
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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