National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PINENE, 2(10)-
CAS # 127-91-3
RTECS # DT5077000
Agent Code M1936

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,450  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 535  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 494 103
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 138 53
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 94  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 118  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,194 966
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,052 77
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,146 2,545
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,761  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 185  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,921  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 161  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,846  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 309  
567 CARPENTERS 16  
575 ELECTRICIANS 142  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 50  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 525  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 417 49
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 4,754  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 21  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 425 58
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 116  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,722 156
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 785 329
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,531 611
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,015  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,499 222
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 17,825 4,755
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,954 35
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,070 317
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 343 332
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 26 26
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 366  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,655 329
TOTAL 77,244 13,763

*(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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