National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METAPHOSPHORIC ACID, HEXASODIUM SALT
CAS # 10124-56-8
RTECS # OY3675000
Agent Code 69055

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,598  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 96  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 91  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,919 536
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,169 1,148
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 587 397
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 372 179
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 858  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,102 975
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 63 49
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 426 390
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 102  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 34  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,241 720
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 212 176
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,707 1,606
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 649 234
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,297 247
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 203  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 439  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,067 1,067
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,441 1,400
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,698 5,520
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,116 1,625
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 43,446 12,815
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 447 108
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,470  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,545  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 60 9
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 244  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 854  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 141  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,570 54
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 238  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 417  
575 ELECTRICIANS 9  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,143 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,536  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,620 320
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 83  
637 MACHINISTS 3,034 171
643 BOILERMAKERS 141  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 10  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 40  
667 TAILORS 434  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 119 16
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 3,501 645
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 141 28
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 512  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 134  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,655  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,626  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 21 21
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 546 93
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 42 10
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,836 1,303
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 398 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 84  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,210 54
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 460 64
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,840 2,208
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,191 1,321
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903 752
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,932 5,976
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,442 1,442
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,038 2,269
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,652 1,958
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 150  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 395 56
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 429 241
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,838 980
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 405 80
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 574  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 236  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,109  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,442 1,332
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,696 350
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,814 380
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,597 6,226
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,993  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,353 1,691
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,626 879
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,029  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 123  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 950 263
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 414 81
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 465  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 621  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 240  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,051  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,603  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 2,102 118
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11,747 4,244
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,054 3,669
TOTAL 229,447 69,475

*(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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