National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC
CAS # 7778-53-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 83451

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 16  
185 DESIGNERS 869 652
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 694 41
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 52 36
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 131  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 384  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 243  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 763 577
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,351 624
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 933  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,113  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 16  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 69  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 198  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 500  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 45  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 129 81
643 BOILERMAKERS 35  
667 TAILORS 161  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 491  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 115 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 103  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 112  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,237  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 81  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,772 1,821
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 891 40
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,324 3,324
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 161 161
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121 121
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 189 6
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 523 27
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,873 65
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,284 40
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,225 1,127
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 91 17
785 ASSEMBLERS 132 29
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 123  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81 81
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 456  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 19 2
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 60 60
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 495 445
TOTAL 53,015 10,283

*(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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