National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BRT ACETYLENE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X0074

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 300  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 56  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,668 408
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,968 32
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,021  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,064  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,837  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,199  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 868  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 607  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 553  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 22,000  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 257  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,848  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,493 17
575 ELECTRICIANS 481 16
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 17,294 3
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 951  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,596 242
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 372  
637 MACHINISTS 3,437  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 29  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 311  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,953 645
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 180  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,527  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 999  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 48  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,979 156
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 472  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,393 102
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 197  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,293 1,470
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 407  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 215  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 85  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 972  
TOTAL 108,158 3,944

*(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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