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, OVERBASED
CAS # 68784-26-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X2298

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 648  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,106 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 108  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 569 38
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,425 54
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 5,874  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,830  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,656  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 133  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 8,417 75
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 47  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,426  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 278  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,780  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 736  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,338  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,740 305
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
567 CARPENTERS 3,808  
575 ELECTRICIANS 134  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,666  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 3,346  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 3,346  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 614  
637 MACHINISTS 9,948 17
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,424 331
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 735  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 78  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 959  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 990 985
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 2  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 120  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,351  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 367 28
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,401 127
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 918 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 820 442
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 236  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,594  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 177  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 462  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,316 336
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 487  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,150 842
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 58  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 9,068 56
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 3,346  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 7,669 94
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,525 134
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 234  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,859 245
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 45  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 5,268  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,967  
TOTAL 158,818 4,403

*(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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