National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKANES, CHLORINATED
CAS # 61788-76-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X1657

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 460  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 216 135
185 DESIGNERS 25  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,390 460
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 723  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,825 1,230
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,969 546
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 30  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,664  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 62  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,446  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 768 27
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 940  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,405  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 112  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,581 51
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,905  
567 CARPENTERS 708  
575 ELECTRICIANS 190 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,976 51
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,569  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,989 147
595 ROOFERS 4,301  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,515  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,319 10
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 956  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,228 161
637 MACHINISTS 29,175 2,606
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,229 107
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
667 TAILORS 32  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 9  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,645  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 83  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,355 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,363 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,439 290
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 118  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,162 802
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,634 283
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 226 41
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,024  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 880  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,567 447
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 591  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,394 13
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,773 916
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 390  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 107 107
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 299  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 321 224
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 424 17
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,628  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 477  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,403 27
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,719 10
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 186  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 239  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,922 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,390 574
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,538 1,673
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,888  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,536 4,452
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 5  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 354  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 354  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 717  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,863 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 382  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 216  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,628 22
TOTAL 176,314 16,732

*(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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