National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYL-1-HEXANOL, 2-
CAS # 104-76-7
RTECS # MP0350000
Agent Code M0262

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 87 87
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 61  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,106 153
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 46  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 617 165
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,571 292
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 775 55
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 396 57
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
335 FILE CLERKS 253  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,079  
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 4,989  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 598 598
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 78 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,239 48
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,839 14
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 29,015  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 639 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,015  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,064  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,042  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 332  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 57  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,526  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,580 14
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 650  
567 CARPENTERS 452 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 63  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 429 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 248  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 469  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 607 250
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 384  
667 TAILORS 161  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 39 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 305  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 130  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 844  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 130  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,428  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 434 19
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,536 195
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,594 3,432
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,062 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,180 619
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121 121
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,879 1,188
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 658  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,267 1,792
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 62  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 482  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,233 273
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,699 309
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,829  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,797 601
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 866 105
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 20 20
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 307  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 144  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 324 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 503 81
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 935  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 56 22
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 54  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 216  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 60 60
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 77  
TOTAL 117,564 11,656

*(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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