National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPENOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-, POLYMER WITH BUTYL 2-METHYL-2-PROPENOATE AND METHYL 2-METHYL-2-PROPENOATE
CAS # 28262-63-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X1460

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 60 36
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 238 103
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,634 3,928
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 562 281
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,364 1,105
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 19 19
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 206 169
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 317 244
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,233 46
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 468  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,781  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 770  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 181 62
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,877 302
567 CARPENTERS 285 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 76 48
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 741  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 27  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 199 92
637 MACHINISTS 145  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 86  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 551  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 923 770
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 140 100
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 174 87
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 23 23
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 991 38
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,946 266
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 31  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,426 133
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,373  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 225  
785 ASSEMBLERS 910 43
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 584  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 153  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 527 7
TOTAL 40,295 8,961

*(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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