National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MERCURY, (ACETATO)PHENYL-
CAS # 62-38-4
RTECS # OV6475000
Agent Code 57340

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 53  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 217 176
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 23 23
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,525 1,240
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,483 918
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 178 75
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 431 359
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 918 636
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 803  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 253 46
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 42  
567 CARPENTERS 1,427  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,204  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,138 11
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 204  
637 MACHINISTS 3,317  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 526  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 331  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,294  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,663 151
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,834 787
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,430 645
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 155 39
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 345  
785 ASSEMBLERS 483 12
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 427  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 410  
TOTAL 28,342 5,150

*(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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