National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTENE, POLYMERS
CAS # 9003-29-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X6800

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 219  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,867 1,556
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 809 144
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 122 31
084 PHYSICIANS 388 365
086 VETERINARIANS 948  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,010 2,905
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 187 132
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 176 176
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28  
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 6  
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7,493 5,745
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 836 715
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 477 477
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 63 47
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 503  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,179 141
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,117 1,374
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 191 88
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 15  
335 FILE CLERKS 251  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 758  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,870 1,321
366 METER READERS 3,284  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,513  
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 369 195
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,628 1,142
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,217 1,697
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,522 1,364
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,472 911
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 45,812 1,563
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,939  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,633  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,385  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,356  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 15  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 11,417 65
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 343  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 430  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,517 36
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 9,336  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,056  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,841 110
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19,082 347
555 SUPERVISORS, ELECTRICIANS AND POWER TRANSMISSION INSTALLERS 429  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,531  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 11,299  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,148  
575 ELECTRICIANS 23,851 54
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,529  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18,420  
589 GLAZIERS 1,355  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 633  
595 ROOFERS 2,593  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,746  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,953  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 878  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,302  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,142 24
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 19,231 831
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,700 128
667 TAILORS 1,580 1,580
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 495  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310  
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,221 2,811
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,112 711
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,630 164
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 373  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 191  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,095 12
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 193  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 9,937 5,589
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 340  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 942  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,682  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 474  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,157 11
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,122  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 561  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 503 175
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 628  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 515  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,400 118
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 29  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 263 230
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,123 11,057
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,180 339
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 116 21
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 542  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,518 731
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,363 860
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 486 11
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 521 319
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,550 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,409 718
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,959 3,766
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,090 3,528
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,804  
785 ASSEMBLERS 36,312 15,239
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 418 90
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,374 2,203
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 243 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,102  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 970  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,026  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,005 749
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 20,207 635
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,635  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 287 96
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 14,057 5,527
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,204 685
TOTAL 450,367 82,045

*(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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