National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE, 2-HYDROXYPROPYL METHYL ETHER (MF UNKNOWN)
CAS # 9004-65-3
RTECS # NF9125000
Agent Code X5876

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
084 PHYSICIANS 2,499 1,970
095 REGISTERED NURSES 48,989 44,380
096 PHARMACISTS 3,158 1,799
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 432 332
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 217 210
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,135 929
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 127 106
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 130  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 683 506
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,754 2,165
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,801 1,788
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 287 187
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 571 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 39  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 175  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 181 120
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 825 345
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,807 2,066
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 414 414
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,069 3,195
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,117 18,006
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,370  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 894  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 262  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 391  
567 CARPENTERS 17,440 6
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 6,111  
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,675  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,105  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
595 ROOFERS 2,047  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 243  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 224 75
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 375 28
637 MACHINISTS 416  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,665 164
687 BAKERS 120 60
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 772 645
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 55  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 214 11
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,600 509
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,754 1,386
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 854 280
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 968 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 467 467
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,222 164
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,571 159
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,487 1,169
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,369 580
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 58  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 118 88
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,713 2,068
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 294 29
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 62  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 182  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 338 91
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 11,553  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,990  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 146 146
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19  
TOTAL 188,173 87,912

*(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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