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 PYRROLIDINONE, 2-, 1-VINYL-
CAS # 88-12-0
RTECS # UY6107000 
Agent Code 84629

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 1,219

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 163

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 813

SUBTOTAL 2,195

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 348
95
SUBTOTAL 348
95
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 145

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 580
580
SUBTOTAL 725
580
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,548
158
SUBTOTAL 2,548
158
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 411

SUBTOTAL 469

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 312
293
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 78
59
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 98
59
SUBTOTAL 488
411
TOTAL 6,773 1,244
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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