National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FURALDEHYDE, 2-
CAS # 98-01-1
RTECS # LT7000000
Agent Code 34120

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 129  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 851 187
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,393 991
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 153  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 279  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 585 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,171  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 427 176
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,579 371
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 8,964 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,425 243
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 943  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 337  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,612 3
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,643  
567 CARPENTERS 171  
575 ELECTRICIANS 226  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,339  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 62  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 6,464 141
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,431  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,405  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,839 21
637 MACHINISTS 5,440  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,471  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 172 52
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 319  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,548  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966 147
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 99  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,008  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,038  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,542  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 817  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 415 28
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,186 402
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 432 161
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 286 52
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 285  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 885 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 598  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,241  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 198  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 534 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,828  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 578  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,180 856
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17,173 258
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,356  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,759 124
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 160  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,244  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 949  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 683  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 860  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,429 454
TOTAL 135,914 6,706

*(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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