National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLY(OXY-1,2-ETHANEDIYL), ALPHA-SULFO-OMEGA-(NONYLPHENOXY)-, AMMONIUM SALT
CAS # 9051-57-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9531

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 672 85
084 PHYSICIANS 352 280
086 VETERINARIANS 1,695 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 53,081 46,068
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 834 449
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,034 808
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,423 761
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,557 1,690
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,703 2,703
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,527 2,293
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 95 66
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 221 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 208  
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 969 608
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,780 3,413
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 10,956 7,096
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 8,715 6,500
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 10,301 6,170
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 43,089 10,968
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 339  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 65  
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
567 CARPENTERS 1,181  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,163  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 283  
637 MACHINISTS 638 236
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 723  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 276  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,495 299
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 940  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,185 441
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,499 55
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 249 249
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 138  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 758  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,076 32
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,958 395
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 310  
785 ASSEMBLERS 157 6
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 90 28
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 103  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 391  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 381 175
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,407 3,359
TOTAL 192,055 100,920

*(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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