National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, C15-20 ALPHA-, POLYMERS WITH COTTONSEED OIL AND SULFUR
CAS # 68603-33-8
RTECS #
Agent Code E0037

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 935 24
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 34  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 210  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 25  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 701  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 209  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,009  
637 MACHINISTS 3,181 8
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 218  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 69  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 128  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 142 9
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,087 17
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 362  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,985  
TOTAL 21,400 59

*(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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