National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOLS, C8-18, ETHOXYLATED PROPOXYLATED
CAS # 69013-18-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9916

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 138 32
086 VETERINARIANS 1,695 339
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,017 1,017
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 112 19
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 888 509
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,193 884
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 339  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 10  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 201 201
567 CARPENTERS 4,293  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 349 172
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 16  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 545  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 849  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 157  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,408 540
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 408 37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,981 1,755
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,233 4,352
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,523 20
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 381  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 570  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 274 65
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 71 13
TOTAL 51,095 16,575

*(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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