National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID, DINONYL-, CALCIUM SALT
CAS # 57855-77-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X2518

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
185 DESIGNERS 66  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 68  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 174  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,588  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,764 408
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 186  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,556 1,475
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,373  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,232  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 16,610  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 241 9
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 153 9
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,795  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,561  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 105  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 88  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 212  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 341  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,512 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 21,320  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,177 17
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,769  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,106  
637 MACHINISTS 18,455 620
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,132 43
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 15  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 8,530 362
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 519  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,495 170
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,429 5,365
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,076  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 472 74
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 342  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,719 1,326
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,900 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,291 104
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 56  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 723  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,512 672
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 178  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 528  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 654  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,186 74
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,299 1,438
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,133  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,573 684
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 77  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,272  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 154  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 210  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 1,316  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,515  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,287  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 723  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 231  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 773  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 66  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 154 154
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 553  
TOTAL 174,613 13,075

*(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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