National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE
CAS # 9003-35-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X6430

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 129  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 61  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 300 7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 248  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 58  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 448  
315 TYPISTS 72  
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 459 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,245 408
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,096 430
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 466  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 10,118 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 17,280 828
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 611  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 946 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 302  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,256  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 343 6
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,405  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 524  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,431  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,989 305
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 628  
567 CARPENTERS 4,961 47
575 ELECTRICIANS 990  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,487 307
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 13,390  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 216  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,076 195
595 ROOFERS 4,301  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 4,528  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,763  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,431  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,787 144
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,622 53
637 MACHINISTS 19,022 1,386
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,471  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 2,459 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 166  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 13,188 136
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 486  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 984 207
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 675 225
668 UPHOLSTERERS 9  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 64  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 3,023 164
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 517 517
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 77  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 644 106
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 584 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,576 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 538  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,048  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 155  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,594 2,103
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,652 1,326
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,531 3,418
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,361 4,329
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,592 524
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 285  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,604 150
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 972 253
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,006 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 118  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 413 130
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 604 403
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,506 325
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,630 1,017
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 263  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,272 125
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,494  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 834 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,282 23
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,143 1,813
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 16,058 2,053
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,806 2,307
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 23,701 339
785 ASSEMBLERS 29,227 5,116
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,969 2,101
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 215 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 965  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,511  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 56  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 578  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,069  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 936  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 288  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 113  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 61  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 43 14
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,812 852
TOTAL 354,295 37,431

*(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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