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 POLYPROPYLENE, FIBER
CAS # 9003-07-0
RTECS #  
Agent Code X1205

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,098

SUBTOTAL 2,098

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903
752
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 7,411
4,589
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903
790
SUBTOTAL 9,217
6,131
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789
379
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631

744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,841
1,484
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,210
1,263
SUBTOTAL 6,471
3,126
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 221

785 ASSEMBLERS 4,247
2,548
SUBTOTAL 4,468
2,548
TOTAL 22,254 11,805
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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