National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACRYLIC ACID, POLYMER WITH ETHYLENE
CAS # 9010-77-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M4250

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 151  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 441 25
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,216 15
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6  
567 CARPENTERS 389  
575 ELECTRICIANS 13  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 16  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 42  
637 MACHINISTS 13  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166 952
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 278 69
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 321  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,245 2,245
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,885 2,885
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 998 633
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 536 536
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 881  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,123 2,937
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 98  
TOTAL 17,338 10,312

*(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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