National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FRITS, CHEMICALS
CAS # 65997-18-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X2065

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 479 44
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 218 44
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 332 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 128  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,053  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,597  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 781  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 919  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 176  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 531  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,711 865
637 MACHINISTS 4,014 49
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,149 56
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,678 417
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 472 154
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 227  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 855 130
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,143 1,058
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 165 31
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 157 11
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,990  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 571  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,009 336
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 690 221
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 668 259
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 608  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 578 445
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 78  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 311 178
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89  
TOTAL 41,440 4,887

*(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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