National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TRIPHOSPHORIC ACID, SODIUM SALT (CAS# = 13573187)
CAS # 13573-18-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X1513

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 118  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 91  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 107  
086 VETERINARIANS 649  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 646 462
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 681 661
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 92 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 745 146
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 17 17
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,182 55
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 19  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,076 196
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 146 100
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 3,006 2,392
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,956 1,354
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,764 3,503
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,785 2,818
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 983 649
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 412  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 77  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 927  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 47  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 49  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 9  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 831  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,053 77
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 113  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 511  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,447 380
637 MACHINISTS 223  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 222 148
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 597  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 797  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69 9
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 346  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 59  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 469 322
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,212 321
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 322 257
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,805  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,415 444
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 408  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,289 381
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 439 220
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,833 5,981
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 228  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 167  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,111 338
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 81  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 627  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 23
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 998  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 258 20
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,256 442
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,077 825
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 193 178
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 154  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,857 91
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 214 80
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 90 30
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 152  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,986 588
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 14,264 2,194
TOTAL 111,929 25,730

*(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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