National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENEDIAMINE
CAS # 107-15-3
RTECS # KH8575000
Agent Code 32220

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 244 108
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 16 5
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,080  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 5,552 845
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 597 75
084 PHYSICIANS 1,301 1,062
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,878 9,128
096 PHARMACISTS 1,652 850
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
187 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS 797 797
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 25  
198 ANNOUNCERS 2,133 711
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 243 243
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,072 860
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 322 322
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 25 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 377 108
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 464 66
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,767 618
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 415 216
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 175  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 108 18
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,109 59
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 241  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 111  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,391  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 797  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 477  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
575 ELECTRICIANS 38  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 9,264 173
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 139  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 618  
637 MACHINISTS 3,719 24
643 BOILERMAKERS 144  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 846  
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 56  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,023 297
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 74  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 147  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 132  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,465 139
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,249 187
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,510 530
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 378 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,582 894
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 801 122
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 265  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 714 195
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,173 530
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 972 481
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 77 38
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,656 94
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 564  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 860 429
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,892 1,721
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,626 1,244
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,353 364
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,800  
785 ASSEMBLERS 712 167
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 171 108
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 309 58
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 627 155
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 151  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 592  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,238 4,032
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 360  
TOTAL 113,007 29,888

*(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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