National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE, ACETATE BUTYRATE
CAS # 9004-36-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X7442

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 321  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 130 94
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 215  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 84 70
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 601 129
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 356  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25 8
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 9 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 22  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,829 219
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,840 280
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,696 55
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 507  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,509 319
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 610 461
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,913 6
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,514  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,791  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,217  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,548  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,308  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,409  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 104  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3,116 249
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,104 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,069 5
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,239  
567 CARPENTERS 8,298 6
575 ELECTRICIANS 6,743  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,476 51
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,619  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,844  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,542  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,459  
637 MACHINISTS 15,810 2,604
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 5  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,711  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 356 324
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 181  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 110 18
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,260 990
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 638 492
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 565  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 143  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 247 123
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,461 1,695
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 282 17
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,614 1,434
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 54 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 423 121
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 460 322
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 914 914
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,512  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,248 292
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 454  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,798 647
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,367 3,216
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,124  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,335 4,882
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,248 1,993
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,305 151
785 ASSEMBLERS 29,901 11,506
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,781 424
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,214 531
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 171  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,106  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,638  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 759 664
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 186 82
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,776 2,162
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,858 791
TOTAL 261,111 38,773

*(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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