National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSPHONIC ACID, BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER
CAS # 3658-48-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1156

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 481  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,373  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,227  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 253 46
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 307  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 493  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 59 14
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 645  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 506  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 723  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,446  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,094  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,516 20
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,422  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 104  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 723  
TOTAL 13,678 80

*(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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