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 NITROPROPANE, 2-
CAS # 79-46-9
RTECS # TZ5250000 
Agent Code 51090

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52
17
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 70
52
785 ASSEMBLERS 52
17
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 104
35
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 70

SUBTOTAL 348
121
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 348

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 224

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 50

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 224

SUBTOTAL 846

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12

SUBTOTAL 12

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 39
13
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,548
158
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,386
105
785 ASSEMBLERS 924
455
SUBTOTAL 4,897
731
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 18

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7
2
SUBTOTAL 27
2
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,039
329
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567
21
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 20
3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 11
3
SUBTOTAL 2,637
356
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
575 ELECTRICIANS 65

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 347
347
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 22
22
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 43
43
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 109
109
SUBTOTAL 586
521
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55

SUBTOTAL 55

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 408
85
SUBTOTAL 408
85
TOTAL 9,816 1,816
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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