National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIMETHICONE
CAS # 9006-65-9
RTECS #
Agent Code 80900

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 37 18
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 21 21
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 70 63
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 174  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 203 92
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,700 1,050
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,689 144
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 15,676 14,606
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 29  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 437  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 241  
567 CARPENTERS 1,537  
575 ELECTRICIANS 17  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 72  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,159 695
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 67 34
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,132  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 177 177
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,299 984
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 659 565
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17  
785 ASSEMBLERS 579 301
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 74 74
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 274 91
TOTAL 27,645 19,046

*(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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