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 HEXANE, 1,6-DIISOCYANATO-, HOMOPOLYMER
CAS # 28182-81-2
RTECS #  
Agent Code X1505

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 413

558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207

595 ROOFERS 1,851

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 413

SUBTOTAL 2,884

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 403

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101

SUBTOTAL 705

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 32

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32
5
SUBTOTAL 64
5
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 811
54
SUBTOTAL 1,128
54
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 66
33
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 181
62
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 256

755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 704

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 264
16
SUBTOTAL 1,471
111
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 42
2
SUBTOTAL 44
2
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3

365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 82

515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 655

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,821
467
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 9

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6
3
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 68

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 557
54
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 151
6
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6

785 ASSEMBLERS 193
17
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23
3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 26

SUBTOTAL 3,606
550
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 369
369
SUBTOTAL 369
369
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707
57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,181

637 MACHINISTS 117

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,829

785 ASSEMBLERS 3

SUBTOTAL 9,837
57
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 18

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 38

SUBTOTAL 56

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 169

SUBTOTAL 169

WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS (SIC 51)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,359

SUBTOTAL 1,359

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78

SUBTOTAL 78

AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES (SIC 75)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,013

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,972

SUBTOTAL 2,985

TOTAL 24,755 1,148
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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