National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LIGROINE
CAS # 8032-32-4
RTECS # SE7555000
Agent Code T0180

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,986 87
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 190  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 16 5
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 706 11
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6,344 1,366
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 89 89
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 97 82
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,491 1,369
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 1,018 980
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 94 94
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 493 473
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 4,384 1,461
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 180 136
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,553 1,837
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 47 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 561 90
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,222 93
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,750 1,352
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 385 235
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 8,703 2,755
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,438 596
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,186 442
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 1,411 203
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 3,230  
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 1,059  
285 SALES SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 107  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,694 454
313 SECRETARIES 228 228
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
335 FILE CLERKS 545  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 828 584
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 63
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,086 894
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 12  
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 8,850 390
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 5,768 711
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 207  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 16  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,893 1,499
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 20,498 13,400
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 115,037 11,607
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,644  
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,872  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 40,027 17
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 49,090 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11,870 57
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 2,061 50
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 19,223  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,517  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 21,111 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,677 135
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,161 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 2,535 87
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 2,220  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 948  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 5,487 177
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 9,572  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 15,781  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 41 41
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 4,190  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 382  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,991  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,596  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 13,495 109
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 38,281 458
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 4,589  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 745  
567 CARPENTERS 22,815 84
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 31,897 23
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 12,596 42
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 19,072 822
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 20,393 6
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 534  
589 GLAZIERS 12,349 9,559
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
595 ROOFERS 14,257  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,659  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 3,196  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 6,132  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 290 97
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,873  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 461  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 5,409 348
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 9,111  
637 MACHINISTS 55,199 1,473
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 35  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 176  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 592  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 15,788 129
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,235  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 15,790 7,328
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 247  
667 TAILORS 1,613 387
668 UPHOLSTERERS 90  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 184 184
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 404  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,049  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 265  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 221 165
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,469 758
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 641 83
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 9,582 295
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 817 111
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 74  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,144 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 282  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 531 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,770 318
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 827  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,797 223
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,751  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,837 10
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,397 1,121
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,288 1,333
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,089 906
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,198 254
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,529 1,261
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 493  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,220 21
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 630 202
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 687 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 62,138 5,230
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,972 223
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 468 24
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,442 1,206
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 264  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,347 3,809
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,484 14,534
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 8,686 2,347
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,015 543
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,408 292
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,469 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,509 1,565
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 989 53
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 53,437 8,359
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,072 21
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,658  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,890 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,415 73
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,743 629
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 33,061 2,704
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 42,527 7,662
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 18,409 347
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 33  
785 ASSEMBLERS 67,894 15,988
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,199 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 3,306 7
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 7,177 2,480
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 4,695 1,585
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 7,034 363
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 4,120  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,664  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,270  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 6,115 203
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,198 159
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,576 125
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 922  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 44,842 640
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,991 41
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,031 1,818
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,773 4,735
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 11,151 1,391
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,557 623
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 10,610 6,731
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 33,370 4,544
TOTAL 1,319,179 164,513

*(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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