National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENE, CHLORO-, POLYMERS
CAS # 9002-86-2
RTECS # KV0350000
Agent Code X7445

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 746 299
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
084 PHYSICIANS 54 54
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,891 1,608
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 386 356
185 DESIGNERS 25  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 30 17
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,068 704
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 63 63
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 580 321
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,223 279
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,005 284
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 335  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 496 207
313 SECRETARIES 3,441 1,823
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 29 29
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,877 362
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 579 427
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,200 23
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,513  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 21 21
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 39  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,324 9
476 MANAGERS, HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTY FARMS 633  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 55  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,065 38
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 22,235  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 67  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 193 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,139 1,533
555 SUPERVISORS, ELECTRICIANS AND POWER TRANSMISSION INSTALLERS 429  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 238  
567 CARPENTERS 7,005  
575 ELECTRICIANS 95,639 406
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 9,264  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 36  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 52,294  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
595 ROOFERS 4,659  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,933 62
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 278 49
637 MACHINISTS 3,158 431
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,165 128
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 130  
667 TAILORS 197  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,649 819
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,205  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 77 33
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 29  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 194  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 914 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 190  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 817 116
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 352 69
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 26,289 13,035
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,394 241
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 191  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 595
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 465  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,506 2,255
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 77  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,525 9,429
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,573 2,777
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,497 1,470
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,860 99
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,188 2,669
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,715 694
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,350 2,844
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,911 105
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 774 210
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,271 389
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 325 202
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 452 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,381 598
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,286 1,448
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,333 4,262
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 650 227
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 51,603 34,088
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 621 164
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 91  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,187  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 432 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,071 1,255
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 24,436  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,739 1,354
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,086  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 12,254 10,908
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,581 645
TOTAL 499,854 104,606

*(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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