National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, M-NITRO-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 127-68-4
RTECS # DB7195000
Agent Code T1816

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 107  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 39  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 42 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 202 41
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 131 101
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 50
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,709 688
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 672 6
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,118 29
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 659  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 637 31
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 24  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 255 255
TOTAL 9,386 1,582

*(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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