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 PROPYLENE CARBONATE
CAS # 108-32-7
RTECS # FF9650000 
Agent Code 83946

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 828

SUBTOTAL 828

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129
75
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 456

SUBTOTAL 3,585
75
SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 218

534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809

575 ELECTRICIANS 7,047

583 PAPERHANGERS 387

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,047

595 ROOFERS 3,637

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,934

887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 56

SUBTOTAL 29,135

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 175

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 293

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 204

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 53

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 103

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 219

806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335

SUBTOTAL 1,382

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 27

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 319

696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153
54
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874
1,874
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 68

SUBTOTAL 3,464
1,928
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 546

657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709

658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 532

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 134
45
SUBTOTAL 2,232
45
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,040

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 84

SUBTOTAL 1,124

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190
57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 486
76
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313
313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 64
16
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,604

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 160

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,052
825
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,228
38
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 369

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,789
1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19

SUBTOTAL 9,363
3,114
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 14

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 403

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 56

SUBTOTAL 473

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 433

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 20

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 234

785 ASSEMBLERS 164
164
SUBTOTAL 851
164
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 874

SUBTOTAL 874

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 92

755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 645
322
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 20

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 841

SUBTOTAL 1,598
322
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 104

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181

637 MACHINISTS 453

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,948

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 235

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 90
45
785 ASSEMBLERS 597

SUBTOTAL 3,744
45
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 23
23
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 62

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 201
201
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119
947
637 MACHINISTS 654
172
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 347

725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 45

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 210
11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 45

768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 34

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 574
516
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 398

785 ASSEMBLERS 566

849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 23

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 478

SUBTOTAL 5,394
1,870
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,344
1,327
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 83

SUBTOTAL 1,676
1,327
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 36

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3
3
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 108

508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20

518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 11

634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350
32
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 108

684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 494

703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14

706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 175
21
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 627
31
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,360
94
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17

785 ASSEMBLERS 3,021
494
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23
3
SUBTOTAL 6,546
678
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 354
236
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 114

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 483

643 BOILERMAKERS 65

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 24

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 88

787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219

SUBTOTAL 1,347
236
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 295

724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 122

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 369
369
SUBTOTAL 786
369
TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 93

SUBTOTAL 93

ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 552

539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,388

557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,964

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 140

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 471

SUBTOTAL 11,280

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,036

SUBTOTAL 2,036

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28

SUBTOTAL 28

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,123
7,704
096 PHARMACISTS 331
186
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 238
238
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,209
1,170
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 131

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 84

865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70

SUBTOTAL 10,186
9,298
TOTAL 98,025 19,471
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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