National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENANTHROLINE, 1,10-
CAS # 66-71-7
RTECS # SF8300000
Agent Code 82276

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 393 155
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 182  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,703 350
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,171 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 11  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 168  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 118 61
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,264  
575 ELECTRICIANS 96  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 42  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 359  
637 MACHINISTS 3,025 287
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 838 814
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 48 48
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 473  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,882 215
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 61  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 65  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 419 96
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 24 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 100  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 287  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 315 315
TOTAL 40,330 2,577

*(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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