National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSPHORIC ACID, DIAMMONIUM SALT
CAS # 7783-28-0
RTECS # TB9375000
Agent Code M0155

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 139  
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,496 298
084 PHYSICIANS 2,054 821
095 REGISTERED NURSES 20,656 20,221
096 PHARMACISTS 3,779 2,464
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 575 435
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 518 380
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 291 237
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 183 92
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,146 1,146
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,664 1,153
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 355  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,350 1,724
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,581  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 134 134
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 104 60
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,582 2,546
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,669 2,470
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 7,478  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 841  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 848  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 887  
637 MACHINISTS 57  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
687 BAKERS 2,567 346
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,067 201
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,156  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,865 155
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 684  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 138 81
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 69  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 560 212
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,665 390
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,961 144
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 361  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,273  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 619  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 559 435
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,396 91
TOTAL 97,607 39,077

*(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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