National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENYL-ALPHA-NAPHTHYLAMINE, N-
CAS # 90-30-2
RTECS # QM4500000
Agent Code 82955

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 125  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 258  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 142 36
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,581 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,119 76
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 23  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,513  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 363 244
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 30,401 358
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 94  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,552  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,498  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,502 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 13,884  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,671  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 47  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,177  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,289 711
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 328  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 7,630  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,501  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,769 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 645  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,944 318
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 170  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 786  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,546  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,073  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 849  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 17,324 1,388
679 BOOKBINDERS 843  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 571  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 211 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 8  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 48 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,300  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,997  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 873 230
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 762 42
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 128  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,201 218
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 189  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 71  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 420  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,386 924
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,217 2,217
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 137  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 171 171
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 452  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 387 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,672 27
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 173  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 452 49
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 825 266
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,127 794
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,499 468
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,509 87
785 ASSEMBLERS 21,077 6,767
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,066 86
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,002 53
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,827  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 277 129
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,374 46
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 28  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 409  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 685 106
TOTAL 184,126 16,560

*(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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