National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
CAS # 108-31-6
RTECS # ON3675000
Agent Code 43660

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 602  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,482 226
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 401 198
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7,017 1,915
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 551 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 197  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 66  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 20 20
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 115 115
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,444  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 111  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 9  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 87  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 766  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 670 201
567 CARPENTERS 3,452 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 79  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 599 311
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 529  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 340  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 258 172
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 250  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,019  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 713  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 119  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 311  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 210 6
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 996 541
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 140  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,678 13
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,482 741
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 733 582
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 921 163
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,900 72
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,185 68
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,181 558
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 243  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,238 939
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,452 9
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,121 580
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 231  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 369  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 185  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,842 4,062
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,773 407
TOTAL 81,551 14,807

*(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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