National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENEPROPANOIC ACID, 3,5-BIS(1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL)-4-HYDROXY-, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 6386-38-5
RTECS #
Agent Code E0570

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 70  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 70  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 108  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 385 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 636  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,148 305
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 74  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 438  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,934  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 903  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 214  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 317  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,133 17
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,209  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 276  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,288 161
637 MACHINISTS 6,387 44
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
667 TAILORS 249  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,207  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 57  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 663 227
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 465  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 880  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 367  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,564  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,200 835
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,371 15,150
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 391 43
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 898 519
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 9  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,356 84
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 57  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,467  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,232 541
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 273  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 74  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 717  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 41 5
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 714  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,206 5
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 431  
TOTAL 92,240 18,665

*(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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