National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOLS, C12-18, ETHOXYLATED PROPOXYLATED
CAS # 69227-21-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X2011

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 1,291 495
095 REGISTERED NURSES 40,666 31,471
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 3,928 2,246
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,107 633
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,091 2,186
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,407 1,143
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,064 1,352
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 558 391
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 293 258
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 933 776
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 998 932
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,261 3,904
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 101 84
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,634  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 581  
637 MACHINISTS 590 28
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 370 185
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 653  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 13  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 264  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,687 114
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 105  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 608 131
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 98  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,047 823
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,138 361
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 741 741
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 118 118
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 221  
TOTAL 72,694 48,375

*(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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