National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPANE, 2,2-BIS(P-(2,3-EPOXYPROPOXY)PHENYL)-
CAS # 1675-54-3
RTECS # TX3800000
Agent Code 83440

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 26  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 96 96
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 587  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,806 199
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 681 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 815  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 33  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 797  
567 CARPENTERS 163  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,710  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
637 MACHINISTS 114  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,727 28
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,540 1,026
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 177 155
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 516  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 727  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 320  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 285  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 303 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 133  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 65
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 484 44
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,658 1,658
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,457 534
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 245 245
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 80  
TOTAL 25,257 4,341

*(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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