National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENE, 1,4-DINITROSO-
CAS # 105-12-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X2379

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 246  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,248 66
637 MACHINISTS 66 66
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 307 295
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 249
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 67
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 422 199
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 227  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,466 137
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 458 49
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,150 642
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81  
TOTAL 11,153 1,771

*(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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