National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DITRIDECYL ADIPATE
CAS # 16958-92-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M3125

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 37  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 246  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 77 51
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 75 37
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,610 219
366 METER READERS 2,207  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,497 423
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 154  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 300  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 570 37
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 127  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 253  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,564 201
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 150 56
637 MACHINISTS 747 172
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,681 2,563
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 473  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 286 191
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 8  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 92  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,556 7,464
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,733 6,584
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,196 326
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,086 1,618
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 112 112
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 187  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,881 890
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 112 56
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,289 736
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,253 1,804
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 766 112
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 197 148
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 168  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,750 4,733
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 292 183
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 860 157
TOTAL 69,852 28,876

*(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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