National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PENTACHLOROPHENOL
CAS # 87-86-5
RTECS # SM6300000
Agent Code 54160

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 87 87
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 211  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 21 3
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 9  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 326 257
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 267  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 304 6
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 238  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,912  
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,732 574
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 16  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 497  
567 CARPENTERS 2,060  
575 ELECTRICIANS 13  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,954  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 340  
637 MACHINISTS 3,000 171
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 102  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 98  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,220  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 171 171
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 632  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 159  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 789 97
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 42  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,466 2,593
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 74  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 123 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 98  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,714  
TOTAL 26,806 4,191

*(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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