National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUINOLINE, 1,2-DIHYDRO-2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-, HOMOPOLYMER
CAS # 26780-96-1
RTECS # TQ2625000
Agent Code X9284

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 63  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100 25
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,455 1,438
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,635  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,664  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 309  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 817  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,185 716
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,903  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 754 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,488 4
567 CARPENTERS 5,041  
575 ELECTRICIANS 357  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 979  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 105  
637 MACHINISTS 668 29
643 BOILERMAKERS 88  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 145  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 64  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 315  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,626 198
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,666 351
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 608  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 784 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,896 296
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 216  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 628 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,901 436
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,802 4,456
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,178  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,344 4,477
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 366 29
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,910  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,084 25
TOTAL 101,343 12,693

*(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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