National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOXAZOLE, 2,2'-(2,5-THIOPHENEDIYL)BIS(5-(1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL)-
CAS # 7128-64-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X9290

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 141 72
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 79 77
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 36  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 60 33
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 411  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 191 191
567 CARPENTERS 6,427  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,504 2,504
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 9 9
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 918  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 44  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 165 165
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 389 378
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 366 256
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,157 886
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 309  
785 ASSEMBLERS 32,324 26,674
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 366 293
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 6  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 24  
TOTAL 47,955 31,536

*(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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