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 PROPIONIC ACID, 3,3'-THIODI-, DIOCTADECYL ESTER
CAS # 693-36-7
RTECS #  
Agent Code X7422

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7

073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 126
56
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 105

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 77

SUBTOTAL 322
56
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 253

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 289

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,280
83
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,871
6,363
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 253

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,381
378
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 289

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 702

SUBTOTAL 11,318
6,824
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153
943
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,362
1,013
SUBTOTAL 2,515
1,956
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 52

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 964
492
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 304

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 363
363
SUBTOTAL 1,683
855
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 210

637 MACHINISTS 85

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 114
26
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,221
722
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 792
589
SUBTOTAL 2,422
1,337
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,541
578
SUBTOTAL 1,541
578
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 576
144
SUBTOTAL 576
144
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25
8
SUBTOTAL 25
8
TOTAL 20,402 11,758
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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