National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DODECANETHIOL, 1-
CAS # 112-55-0
RTECS # JR3155000
Agent Code 83562

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 451 17
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,946 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 92  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 163 25
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 155 52
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,285 62
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,327  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,241  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,944  
567 CARPENTERS 310  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,008  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 444  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 494  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
637 MACHINISTS 2,742 110
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 51  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 58  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 262 87
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 26  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 705 73
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,200 3,395
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,780 370
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 510  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 35  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 442  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,499 3,195
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 604 403
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,614 165
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,322 435
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 171 171
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 384  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 857 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,020 545
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 400  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,742 4,899
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,402 600
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,237 460
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 405 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,302 1,246
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 573 366
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 281  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 402  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 103 52
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 678  
TOTAL 92,230 17,777

*(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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