National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, ISOPROPYL ESTER
CAS # 108-21-4
RTECS # AI4930000
Agent Code 40984

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,355  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,062 119
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 254 231
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 35  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,106 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 493 141
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 214 10
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 229 7
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,603 124
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 10  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 736 736
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,160  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,168  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 525  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,867  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,498  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,409 62
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,240  
567 CARPENTERS 141  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,601 445
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,663  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 179 81
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 985  
637 MACHINISTS 2,760 3
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 58  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 263 24
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 9,690 5,304
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 554  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 11  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 893 433
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 198 7
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,574 391
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 344 57
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 591  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,918 1,414
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 124 62
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,583 508
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,027  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,610 45
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,844 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,074 2,003
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 40  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 468  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,968 44
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,865 691
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,735  
785 ASSEMBLERS 45,541 29,350
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 642 329
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 115  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,024 81
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,604 404
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,985 2,985
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,812 1,037
TOTAL 159,819 50,913

*(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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