National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENE, TRICHLORO-
CAS # 79-01-6
RTECS # KX4550000
Agent Code 73790

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 14 11
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 237 34
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 2,766 1,844
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 159  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 12  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 62 30
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 62 6
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 376  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 662 6
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 315 278
084 PHYSICIANS 152 152
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,688 2,688
096 PHARMACISTS 410 246
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 83  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 508 376
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 259 200
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 18 6
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 257 86
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,201 601
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,702 1,390
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 69 69
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 310 310
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 19,477 8,899
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 141  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,732 328
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 857 46
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 10 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 8,761 2,253
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 527 47
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,713 884
257 SALES OCCUPATIONS, OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES 1,149 575
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 4,149 2,305
276 CASHIERS 83 83
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 339 339
313 SECRETARIES 24,516 23,325
319 RECEPTIONISTS 1,017 1,017
335 FILE CLERKS 952 126
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 3,087 3,087
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 42 26
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 143  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,830 731
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 33 9
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 19,620 15,899
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 2,055 1,370
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,292 775
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 34 34
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,222 642
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20,765 1,432
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,535  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 658  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,331  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,419  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,039 9
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 258  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 75  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 626  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 929 17
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,279 16
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 162  
567 CARPENTERS 537  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,244  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 292 3
589 GLAZIERS 304  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 25  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,813 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,063  
637 MACHINISTS 37,435 4,826
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 50 50
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,920 34
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69 9
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 263 165
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 665 207
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,098 335
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 1,424 531
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 229  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 749 415
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 647 20
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 818 422
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,595 31
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,790 326
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,135  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 87 5
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,783 1,345
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,195  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,565 493
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,029 3
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,838 516
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 24 24
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,712 432
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,031 944
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,565 543
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 23,582 21,245
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 186 186
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 93  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 705 67
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 130 59
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 131  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,119 15
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,368  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,449 953
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 148 74
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,260 835
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 218 184
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 284  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 295 43
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,311 1,587
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 17,874 7,149
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,003 130
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 1,497 808
785 ASSEMBLERS 61,613 47,969
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 622 622
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 77 77
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 421 90
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,821 236
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,687 310
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 66  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 82  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,071 370
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 13  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,586 5,604
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 173  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,668  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 850 100
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 202 202
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,751 1,813
TOTAL 401,373 175,316

*(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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