National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENEPROPANOIC ACID, 3-5-BIS(1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL)-4-HYDROXY-, OCTADECYL ESTER
CAS # 2082-79-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X9316

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 16
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 129 59
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100 25
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 314 13
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 101 51
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,868  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,600  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,889 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 634  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 886  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 268  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 25  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 2,989  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,659  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 440  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,041 69
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 169  
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,217  
595 ROOFERS 2,209  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,450  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,202 83
637 MACHINISTS 4,970 431
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 18 18
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 9  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 932 56
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,379 412
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 63 13
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,430 15,866
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,294  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 911  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 375 375
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,496 1,638
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,444 205
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 39  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25 6
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,368 3,005
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,065 1,382
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,377  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 104 56
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,168 4,173
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,675 1,675
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 9  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 235  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 358 36
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,883  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 289  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,215  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 941  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 348 348
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 348 106
TOTAL 103,190 31,948

*(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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