National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COUMARONE-INDENE RESINS
CAS # 63393-89-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 82841

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,673 3,673
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 135 135
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,959 1,959
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,045 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 71 33
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 131  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 403 403
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,224 1,224
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,562 389
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 774  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 83  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 3,521  
575 ELECTRICIANS 246  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 45  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,573  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 894  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 479  
637 MACHINISTS 4,331 136
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 196 196
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,487 1,597
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 494  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 254 244
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 239 17
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 106 53
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 400  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 660 447
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 243 52
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,313 324
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 308 14
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 132  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,056 188
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 289 271
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 468 74
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 650 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 20,362 6,143
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 512  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 236 68
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 61  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 88 88
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 192  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 119
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,934  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,620 2,361
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 988 25
TOTAL 77,470 20,408

*(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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