National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHTHALIC ACID
CAS # 88-99-3
RTECS # TH9625000
Agent Code 59185

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 141 72
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 179 179
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,051 886
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 892 833
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,030  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
567 CARPENTERS 7,125  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 104  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 42 42
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 80 20
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,683 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,275  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 419  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 513 38
785 ASSEMBLERS 421  
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 234 117
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 7 7
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 85  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940 78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 274 255
TOTAL 19,693 2,861

*(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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