National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSPHOROUS ACID, ISODECYL DIPHENYL ESTER
CAS # 26544-23-0
RTECS #
Agent Code M4214

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
313 SECRETARIES 1,013 634
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,533  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,168  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 65  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 453  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 69  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,546 6,445
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 845
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 27  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,136  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 695 191
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,545 346
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 697  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,251  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,612 2,390
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,305 1,051
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 109  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 199 99
TOTAL 38,776 13,200

*(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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