National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOPHENONE, 2-HYDROXY-4-(OCTYLOXY)-
CAS # 1843-05-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X7937

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 126 56
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 80  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,424 1,991
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 809 131
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 281 198
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 121  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 161  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 31 31
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 321 246
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 379  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,753 171
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 381 268
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 408 37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 191 158
785 ASSEMBLERS 160  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,273 236
TOTAL 18,167 9,950

*(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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