National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOTHIAZINE
CAS # 92-84-2
RTECS # SN5075000
Agent Code 84116

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 64 3
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 38  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,533 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 129 6
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 205 36
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 249 54
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 70  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,409 1,748
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,672  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,425 243
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 468  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 23  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 121  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 72  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,245  
567 CARPENTERS 253  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,974  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 400  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,043  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
637 MACHINISTS 799  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 51  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 58  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 262 87
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 247 247
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,737 370
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 510  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 35  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 442  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
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 442  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 857 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,045 283
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313 2,245
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,872  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,773 18
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 405 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,373 1,360
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 437 92
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 129 129
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 777  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 409  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 773  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 4,489  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 103 52
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,234  
TOTAL 88,048 8,791

*(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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