National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, PHENYL-, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 101-41-7
RTECS # AJ3175000
Agent Code T0062

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 406 312
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 234 234
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 546 296
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 546 250
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 15  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 464  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 458 332
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,056 2,270
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,672 511
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 244  
567 CARPENTERS 9  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 41  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
637 MACHINISTS 5,923 268
667 TAILORS 24  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,924  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 659 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,548 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 21
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,287 18
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,449 751
785 ASSEMBLERS 956  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 480 335
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 48 24
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 298  
TOTAL 51,266 19,603

*(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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