National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPYLENE
CAS # 115-07-1
RTECS # UC6740000
Agent Code 63495

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 97  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 36  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 45 45
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,092 137
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 42  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 780  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 890 463
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 105  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 64  
575 ELECTRICIANS 29  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 267  
637 MACHINISTS 29  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 7 7
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 24 24
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 709  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 114 26
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 871  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 28  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,674 274
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 39  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 88  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 215  
TOTAL 7,305 975

*(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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