National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTANNOXANE, HEXABUTYL-
CAS # 56-35-9
RTECS # JN8750000
Agent Code 84318

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,047 1,022
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 321  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 9,385 4,887
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,146 357
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 2,989  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,912 302
567 CARPENTERS 828  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 93  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 104  
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 30  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 376  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,974  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 653 233
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 470  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 454 77
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,401 225
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 759  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 599  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 752  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 16  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,165 78
TOTAL 36,413 7,903

*(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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