National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOLPHTHALEIN
CAS # 77-09-8
RTECS # SM8380000
Agent Code 56240

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 118  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
047 PETROLEUM ENGINEERS 1,468  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 2 2
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 4,608 1,679
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,406 4,383
096 PHARMACISTS 1,313 675
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,034 2,760
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 71 71
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 478  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 34  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,449 383
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,871 1,160
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,677 1,063
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,950 1,004
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 122 70
335 FILE CLERKS 476 38
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,383 875
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,011 2,011
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,485 162
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 649 50
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 6  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,033  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,029  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,006 445
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 976 46
637 MACHINISTS 427 17
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 860  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 342  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 531 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,302 659
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,496  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 88  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 56 2
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 305  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 35  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 425  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 424 14
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 335 1
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 183 35
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,678 27
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 641 120
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,256 21
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 134 21
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 712 219
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 488 104
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 42  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 32  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 21  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 443 146
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 750  
TOTAL 73,297 18,309

*(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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