National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, 5-CHLORO-2-(2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXY)-
CAS # 3380-34-5
RTECS # KO1100000
Agent Code A1355

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 223 74
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 209 188
084 PHYSICIANS 2,609 1,221
086 VETERINARIANS 562  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 61,016 50,585
096 PHARMACISTS 3,779 2,464
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 938 673
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,026 717
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,950 2,070
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,154 754
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,495 2,495
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,464 961
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 88 88
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 791 54
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 793  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 128 89
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 650 650
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 425 425
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,317 2,122
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 18 18
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,462 4,494
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,675 2,619
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 21 14
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,485 5,620
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,821 3,006
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 314 11
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 170  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,810  
567 CARPENTERS 26  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 34  
637 MACHINISTS 1,087 68
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 16,383 10,533
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,913 1,793
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,484 13,484
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,375 4,226
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,491 526
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 247  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 666 318
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,936 316
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,907 1,711
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 351  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,422 1,256
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 8 8
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 10,935 3,398
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,324 439
TOTAL 188,670 121,892

*(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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