National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1-PROPENE, 2-METHYL-, SULFURIZED
CAS # 68511-50-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X9078

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 838  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 2,455  
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 300  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 488  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 38,972 572
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,373  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,404  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 13,051  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,803  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,500 72
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3,050 2
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 319  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,372  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,951  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19,736 323
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,530 62
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,890  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,156  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,162  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,585  
637 MACHINISTS 24,529 866
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,286  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,719  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 338 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 16  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 48 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,942  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,008  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,244  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,743 525
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 609 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,162  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,653  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,773 916
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 390  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 352 107
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 321 224
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 119  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 452 49
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 757 266
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,222 201
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 22,464 4,378
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,242 31
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,186 1,810
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,603 37
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,224  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 354  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,552  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,522  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,107  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 703  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 473  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,665  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 29  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 216  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 6,146  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 74  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 306  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,799 350
TOTAL 274,416 11,188

*(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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