National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARYL PHOSPHATES
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code A1073

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,160  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,620 14
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 115 83
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 338 31
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 12  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 678 69
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 138  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 35,012 279
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,132  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 606  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 216  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,862 40
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,080  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 57  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,974 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,063  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,658 16
575 ELECTRICIANS 480  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,322  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,041 9
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,707  
637 MACHINISTS 38,256 929
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 682  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 632  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 318  
679 BOOKBINDERS 887 27
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 646 646
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,582  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 170  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 991  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,648  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,050 972
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,265  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,133 57
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 330  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,192  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 414 55
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 109  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 301 65
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,222 250
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134 81
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 933 233
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,535 3,263
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 165  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,154 726
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,022 719
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,904 588
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 29,478 6,009
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,614 99
785 ASSEMBLERS 21,385 2,074
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 795  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 895 464
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 96  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,654 825
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,414 367
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 24 24
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 78  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90 81
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,324 52
TOTAL 217,794 19,153

*(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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