National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHLORO-3-METHYLPHENOL, 4-
CAS # 59-50-7
RTECS # GO7100000
Agent Code 84772

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
084 PHYSICIANS 718 246
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,585 10,243
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 7 7
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 63 63
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 77 51
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 172  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,932 1,777
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,661 2,795
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 14  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 632 10
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 433  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 195  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 616  
567 CARPENTERS 145  
575 ELECTRICIANS 106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 396  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 306  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,394  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 83,120 5,573
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 97 3
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 562  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,376 10
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 50  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,367 996
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,005 22
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,760 69
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,354 40
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 157  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 331 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,236  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 122 23
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 694  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 306  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 180  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 236  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,710 94
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,396 433
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,989 604
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,497 99
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,506 308
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 286  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 22  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 181  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 191  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 501  
TOTAL 175,929 24,335

*(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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