National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBAMIC ACID, BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)DITHIO-, TRIS(ANHYDROSULFIDE) WITH THIOANTIMONIC ACID (H3SBS3)
CAS # 15991-76-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X1639

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 368  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 576 144
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 2  
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 177 88
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 15  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 191  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 234  
366 METER READERS 1,077  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 26,387 281
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 12,007  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 15,419 539
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 427 50
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,584  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 10,059 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,542 38
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 957  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,721  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,328  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,213 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12,344 333
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 428  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,388  
567 CARPENTERS 642  
575 ELECTRICIANS 111  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 66  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,939  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,004  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,169  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,628  
637 MACHINISTS 11,257 519
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 122  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 753 376
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 380  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 37  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 5  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,764 5,169
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 329  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 382 224
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 774 664
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 581  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 115  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,922  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,196  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,051  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,140 908
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,091 38
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 118 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 318 21
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 43 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,633 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,521  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,184 2,798
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,892 1,101
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,674  
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,471 7,232
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 594 390
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 656 464
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 235  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,807  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,668  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,491 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 367  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,855  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,252  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 56  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 254 82
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,744  
TOTAL 204,671 22,075

*(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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