National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TEREPHTHALIC ACID, DIOCTYL ESTER
CAS # 4654-26-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X7040

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 25  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 103  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,188 24
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 331  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 32 32
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 331  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 503  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 955 65
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,087 238
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,413 956
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 101  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,903 569
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 34  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,831 2,920
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,820 528
TOTAL 21,653 6,034

*(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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