National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, P-METHOXY-
CAS # 150-76-5
RTECS # SL7700000
Agent Code X3672

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 912  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 153 76
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 46  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,106 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 163  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 151 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 154  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 216  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,136  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 83  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 24,143 110
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 11,923  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 11,693 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 15,365  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,364  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 47  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,404 47
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,330 33
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 9  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,651  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 35  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,482  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,074  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,802 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,996 39
567 CARPENTERS 237  
575 ELECTRICIANS 203  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 92  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 758  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 355  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 814 81
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,104  
637 MACHINISTS 31,016 602
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 398  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 123  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 335 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 727 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 179  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 262 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,243 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,563  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 618  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 676  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 534 71
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 912 101
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 270 116
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 730  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 962  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 34
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 169 85
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 239  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,495 343
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 43,384 41,733
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 739 369
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 233  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 323 28
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 453 5
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 704  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,908 1,221
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,154 567
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,143 492
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,026  
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,589 1,173
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 438  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 133 31
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,947  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 4,206  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 628 5
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 137 81
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,798  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 455  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 24 24
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 327  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,087  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,124 422
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 517  
TOTAL 250,087 49,763

*(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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