National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANE, 1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUORO-
CAS # 76-13-1
RTECS # KJ4000000
Agent Code 74010

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 101  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 387 258
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 584 162
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,613  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 458 229
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 9,049 1,684
067 STATISTICIANS 23  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 5,850 2,166
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
095 REGISTERED NURSES 143 143
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 251 118
165 ARCHIVISTS AND CURATORS 276  
185 DESIGNERS 332  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 156 6
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 931 504
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,488 238
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 375 98
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,945 696
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 72 14
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 830 206
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 274  
229 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 212  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,612 1,164
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 434 172
335 FILE CLERKS 92  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 12  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 116 10
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,922 433
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 22,961 610
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,646  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,222  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 992 3
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,788  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 100  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,354 9
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 4,424 87
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 2,638 36
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 2,755  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 397 331
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 14  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 78  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,206  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,805 896
567 CARPENTERS 20  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,807 244
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 614 17
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 22 14
637 MACHINISTS 7,574 110
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 2,049 902
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 14 2
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 9 9
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 368 43
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 35  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 7 7
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 5,670 4,633
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,191 516
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 392 178
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 769  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,537  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 88 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 21  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 623  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 923 446
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 315 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,787 102
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,932 954
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25 7
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 39 5
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 289  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 676 7
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,007 1,513
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 253  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,421 2,421
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,090 5,053
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 51 21
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,469 181
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 353 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 77 17
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,640  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 327 277
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,247 569
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,380 5,224
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 29,724 6,804
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,762  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 266 185
785 ASSEMBLERS 52,805 36,204
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,446 415
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 2,107 1,119
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 129 129
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 192 67
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 206 79
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 32  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,537 832
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,507 38
TOTAL 250,773 79,790

*(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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