National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETOACETIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 105-45-3
RTECS # AK5775000
Agent Code 84355

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,582 323
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 53 13
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 26  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 53  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 158  
TOTAL 1,872 336

*(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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