National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSPHORUS
CAS # 7723-14-0
RTECS # TH3500000
Agent Code 81650

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 19  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 841 595
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 74 25
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 249  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 37  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 37 23
335 FILE CLERKS 82  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 88  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 55  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,298 195
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,117  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,999  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 22  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 206  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,398  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 532  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 48  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 382  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 248  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 24,405 25
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 717  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 93  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,236 77
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 374  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 5,204  
575 ELECTRICIANS 613 16
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 40,519  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 873  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,213  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,882 13
637 MACHINISTS 4,086 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,463  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 42  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,263 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 338  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,266 103
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 125  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,231 108
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 180  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 261  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 704  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 261  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,374  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 264  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 188 81
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 244  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,473 74
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,006  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 42,619 1,225
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 489 408
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,619 3,710
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,302 741
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 611  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 80  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 733  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 901  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 8,426  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 671  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 542 8
TOTAL 208,975 7,598

*(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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