National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, 4,4'-METHYLENEBIS(2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-
CAS # 118-82-1
RTECS #
Agent Code 83032

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,093  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 67  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 233  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,921 1,366
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,069  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,352 356
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 918 143
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 263 6
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 104  
366 METER READERS 2,207  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 363 244
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,320 121
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,701  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,680  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 861  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 755 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 200  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,161  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,523  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,027 206
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
575 ELECTRICIANS 95  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,205  
637 MACHINISTS 12,656 204
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
667 TAILORS 1,580 1,580
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
679 BOOKBINDERS 279 279
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 8  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 112  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,267  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 233  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 546 42
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,226 385
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 104 14
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 289  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,518 11,380
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,550  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,585  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 22  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,228  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,821 1,358
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,638 633
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 16 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,817 83
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,849 1,617
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,813  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,883  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 366  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,066  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,797  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 377  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,551  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 457 128
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 289 106
TOTAL 120,009 20,306

*(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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