National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name ISOCYANIC ACID, HEXAMETHYLENE ESTER
CAS # 822-06-0
RTECS # MO1740000 
Agent Code M4839

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 413

558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 413

SUBTOTAL 1,033

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 403

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101

SUBTOTAL 705

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 32

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32
5
SUBTOTAL 64
5
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 158

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 135

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 320
54
SUBTOTAL 930
54
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 181
62
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 264
16
SUBTOTAL 445
78
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 35

SUBTOTAL 35

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3

365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 82

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 520
11
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 823
107
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 151
6
785 ASSEMBLERS 51

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11
11
SUBTOTAL 1,647
135
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707
57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57

637 MACHINISTS 3,317

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,812

SUBTOTAL 11,893
57
WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 169

SUBTOTAL 169

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 10

SUBTOTAL 38

AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES (SIC 75)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,186

SUBTOTAL 2,186

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
085 DENTISTS 36

SUBTOTAL 36

TOTAL 19,181 329
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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