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 METHYL ABIETATE
CAS # 127-25-3
RTECS # TP8590000 
Agent Code 83115

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 135

SUBTOTAL 135

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568
568
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 426

737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568
284
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 230

SUBTOTAL 1,792
852
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 96

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827
276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 595
21
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 967
580
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 21

797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43

877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138

SUBTOTAL 2,825
877
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 62
62
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 437

SUBTOTAL 499
62
TOTAL 5,251 1,791
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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