National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DITHIOPHOSPHORIC ACID, MIXED O,O-C3 TO C8 ALKYL DIESTERS, ZINC SALT (2:1)
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X1394

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 715 51
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 170 41
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,785 9
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,129  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 677  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,069  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 47  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 647  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 89  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 664  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,858  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,843  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48  
637 MACHINISTS 1,664  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,424 331
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 78  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 33  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,266 127
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 462  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,273  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 177  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 647  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,627 288
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 131  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,234 927
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 145 14
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 380  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 29  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 948  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,286 236
TOTAL 35,362 2,254

*(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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