National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, NONYL-, BARIUM SALT
CAS # 28987-17-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M2553

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6  
313 SECRETARIES 1,013 634
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 54  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,200  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
567 CARPENTERS 3,213  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 2,950  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 280  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 419 198
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 121  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,893 1,953
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 108
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 725
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 845
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,006  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 27  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,132 2,453
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,083 191
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,453 933
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 697  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,357  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,891 2,390
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,944 9,772
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 109  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 353  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 199 99
TOTAL 55,635 22,089

*(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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