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 2-PROPANOL, 1-(DIMETHYLAMINO)-
CAS # 108-16-7
RTECS #  
Agent Code X2015

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 237

518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 259

744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 283
141
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 283
141
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 283
94
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 31

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 848
236
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 141
47
SUBTOTAL 2,365
659
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 346

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 718

SUBTOTAL 1,064

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 894

SUBTOTAL 894

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 255

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 90

SUBTOTAL 345

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 517
239
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,312

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 795

699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 42

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 28

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 42

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,000
7
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,593

SUBTOTAL 13,329
246
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 271

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 542

SUBTOTAL 813

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 364

SUBTOTAL 364

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 33

SUBTOTAL 33

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 48

SUBTOTAL 48

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 265

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 27

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 105
9
SUBTOTAL 397
9
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 14

SUBTOTAL 14

TOTAL 19,666 914
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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