National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTADIENE, 1,3-, 2-CHLORO-, POLYMERS
CAS # 9010-98-4
RTECS # EI9660000
Agent Code X8286

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 84 70
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 35  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,533 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 44  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 163 25
313 SECRETARIES 443 443
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,226 350
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,089 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 736 736
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,038  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,327  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 111  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 592  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,238  
567 CARPENTERS 1,632 36
575 ELECTRICIANS 6,680  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,022  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 400  
595 ROOFERS 9,710  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 618  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
637 MACHINISTS 3,331  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 113  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 51  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 90  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 1,070 182
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 419 64
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
679 BOOKBINDERS 340  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,405 421
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 27 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 257 257
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,197 267
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,200 3,395
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,818 370
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 839 66
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 599 27
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 442  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 604 403
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 888 99
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 7,103 516
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 482 447
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 473  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 608 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,128 283
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,497 2,655
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,533 600
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,089 2,363
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 62  
785 ASSEMBLERS 17,678 6,013
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 223 223
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,030 751
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 307  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 690 172
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 607  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,134 2,083
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 773  
TOTAL 148,410 25,450

*(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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