National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, C18-24, ETHYLENE POLYMN. BY-PRODUCT
CAS # 68914-55-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X2861

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 62  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 247  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 145  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 82  
637 MACHINISTS 7,564 283
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 137  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,242 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 182 40
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 363  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 643  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 139  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 18  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,320 342
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 205 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,113  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 247  
TOTAL 17,279 1,790

*(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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