National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE, PROCESSED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X7443

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 210  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,440 494
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424 212
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 427 190
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 861  
313 SECRETARIES 443 443
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,361  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 183  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,194 112
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 402  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,692  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 210 9
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 269  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 617  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 867  
567 CARPENTERS 9,241  
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 64  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
589 GLAZIERS 2,873  
595 ROOFERS 24,078  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,793  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 258  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 17  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 275  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 367  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 514 75
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 350 35
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 240 120
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 343 98
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 641 120
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,440  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,104 1,011
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 60  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 89  
785 ASSEMBLERS 546  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,282 46
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 502 46
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 137  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,442  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 428 78
TOTAL 67,947 3,088

*(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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