National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DENATURED ALCOHOL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3027

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 269  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 144  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 30 30
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 12  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 348 293
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 235 171
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 86 71
084 PHYSICIANS 1,498 1,239
085 DENTISTS 56 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 40,316 38,319
096 PHARMACISTS 2,437 1,028
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 530 263
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 625 511
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,276 1,084
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 29 29
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 415 193
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 309  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 8,071 6,626
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,464 1,764
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,028 2,969
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 556 403
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 211  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 697  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,690 639
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,227 14
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 646 181
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 42 6
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 208 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,152 427
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
313 SECRETARIES 144 144
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 28 9
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 6,263 501
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6,242 312
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,513  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 736 736
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 49
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,821 1,972
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,769 4,377
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,363 1,350
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 26,236 3,034
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 47,920 37,066
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 730 365
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,527  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 880  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 8,722 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,584  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 68  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,153  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 9,881  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 186  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 12  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 777  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,165  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,256 26
567 CARPENTERS 1,578  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,508  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,295 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 157  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 5,477 562
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,332  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,969 81
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 28,147 89
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
637 MACHINISTS 106,918 6,674
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 255  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 116  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 207 69
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,228 136
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,511 756
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9 3
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 1,596 11
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 55 55
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,484 603
679 BOOKBINDERS 2,053 1,157
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 445 275
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 10,823 877
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 319  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 737  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,568 1,022
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,335  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,532 385
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,086  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,972 137
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,171 6
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,370  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,157 145
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,442 253
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 413 85
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,113 502
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,628 814
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411 941
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,660 1,660
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 177 54
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 503 292
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,531 816
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 18
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,878 570
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 274  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 312 49
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 463 65
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,789 20
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 958 612
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,223 218
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 43,362 6,392
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,704 60
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 15 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 31,680 10,190
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 200 20
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 29 29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6,666 1,230
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 736 544
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,007 157
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 368  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 48 48
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 270 26
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,249 3,754
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,637 190
TOTAL 548,905 150,650

*(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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