National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANE, TRICHLOROTRIFLUORO-
CAS # 26523-64-8
RTECS # KJ3975000
Agent Code T1651

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 393  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 169  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 41  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 146  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 8,260 6
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 200  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 332  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 9,716 1,684
065 OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCHERS AND ANALYSTS 24 24
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,532 184
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 45 30
084 PHYSICIANS 1,134 331
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,874 4,706
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 106 60
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 464 308
198 ANNOUNCERS 3,480 497
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,009 509
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 302 211
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,115 1,068
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 580 475
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5,963 767
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 798 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,863 1,262
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 158  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 615 74
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 104 53
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,114 259
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,891 1,623
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
306 CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS 971  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 447 114
335 FILE CLERKS 970 90
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 12  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 3  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 195  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 662 66
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 448 3
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 12  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 565 353
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,214 3,176
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 25,185 2,402
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,422  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 886  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,590 222
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,547  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,898 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,464 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,342 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,246  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 17,026 182
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 33  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 574  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 23  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 140  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 779 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,878 216
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,717 200
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 169  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 153  
567 CARPENTERS 41  
575 ELECTRICIANS 18,379 153
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,659  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 528  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 188  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 969 22
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,355  
637 MACHINISTS 17,550 750
643 BOILERMAKERS 99  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 167 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 3,703 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 170 17
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 393 18
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 193 135
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 220  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,144 857
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
679 BOOKBINDERS 2,763 1,067
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 11,395 7,819
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 5,324 295
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 3,713 1,181
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 24  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,122 203
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 19  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 20
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 21  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,205 44
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 172 57
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,579 1,456
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 110  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,545 114
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,761 778
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,541 739
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 109  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,502 92
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,558 522
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,809 656
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 31 4
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 110 41
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 76 76
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 410 38
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,583 590
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 234  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 593 119
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,295 903
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,343 878
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 218 184
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 564 3
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 438 153
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,579 3,257
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,154 4,233
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,009 7
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 3,167 1,359
785 ASSEMBLERS 53,142 28,820
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 82  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,782 1,023
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 5,186 3,046
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 550  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 104  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 224 122
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,408 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,728 363
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 32  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 21  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 715 239
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,741 4,042
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 11,129 173
TOTAL 382,081 90,638

*(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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