National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, DODECYL-, SULFURIZED, CARBONATES, CALCIUM SALTS
CAS # 68784-25-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X2297

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 245  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,609 408
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,492 18
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,974  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 133  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,564  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 43  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 88  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 454  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,240 3
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 132  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 455 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 719 146
637 MACHINISTS 1,890 365
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,132 43
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 7,040 306
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 516  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,581  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,687 57
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,313  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,008 18,008
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 374  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,175  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 346  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 549  
785 ASSEMBLERS 752 20
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,953  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,108  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,595  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,389  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 268 268
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 174  
TOTAL 92,564 19,664

*(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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