National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, C60 POLYPROPYL-, CALCIUM SALT
CAS # 75975-85-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1395

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,770  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,603  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 17  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 468  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 147  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,386  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 887  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
567 CARPENTERS 2,841  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 321  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 614  
637 MACHINISTS 7,382  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 6 6
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 462 55
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,270  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 554 47
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,800 88
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,597 1,369
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,813  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 129 129
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,319  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 409  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 204  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 691  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,944  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 398 110
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 18 18
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 248 18
TOTAL 49,282 1,839

*(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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