National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPENOIC ACID,2ME-,C20 ESTER, POLY W/1ETHENYL2PYRROLIDINONE,C16 2ME2PROPENOATE,ISOC10 2ME2PROPENOATE,ME 2ME2PROPENOATE,C18 2ME2PROPENOATE
CAS # 68171-46-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X1897

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 149  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 14  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,666 37
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 12,663  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,627  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,595  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,389  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 389 2
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 122  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 652  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,479 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 384  
567 CARPENTERS 2,806  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 132  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 769  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,367  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 179  
637 MACHINISTS 5,273 44
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,681 2,563
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 735  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 115 14
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 885  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 199 37
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 165  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,439  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,929 496
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 234  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,789  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,310  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,986  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,623 3,336
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 131 67
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 303  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,597  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,619  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 314  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 13  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,579 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 29  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 626 417
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 6,649  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 651 106
TOTAL 106,567 7,431

*(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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