National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZINC DIBUTYLDITHIOCARBAMATE
CAS # 136-23-2
RTECS # ZH0175000
Agent Code 82849

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,162 1,952
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 176 176
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,098 1,051
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 706 460
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 981  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 918 143
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 463 52
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 815 666
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,241 24
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,025  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 658  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,246  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 240  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,079  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 800  
567 CARPENTERS 2,401  
575 ELECTRICIANS 134  
595 ROOFERS 2,889  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 912  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 67  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 17 11
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 249  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 98 98
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 240  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,434 1,234
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 914 914
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,951  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 347 347
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,260 27
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 533 515
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,910 1,723
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,203 944
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,790 3,768
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,716 9,034
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 7 7
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 90  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 197 148
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,193  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 712 113
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 684  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 671 65
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 361 60
TOTAL 85,951 25,312

*(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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