National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name ETHANE
CAS # 74-84-0
RTECS # KH3800000
Agent Code 29325

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 23  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 81  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 487  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 70 70
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 14 2
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,691 444
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,794 1,232
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
366 METER READERS 263 263
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,880 351
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 26  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 795  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,654  
567 CARPENTERS 403  
575 ELECTRICIANS 737  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,468  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 483 161
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,694  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 968  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,080  
637 MACHINISTS 973  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 249  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 4,724  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 183 7
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,042  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 28  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,363 81
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 744  
785 ASSEMBLERS 599 88
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,953  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 322  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 322  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 878  
TOTAL 56,749 2,699

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (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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