National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PYRIDINETHIOL, 1-OXIDE, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 3811-73-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X9403

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 294 80
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 456 21
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 27  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,368  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,281  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 15  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 315  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 80  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 717  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 483  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,242 39
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 24,396 1,154
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 10  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 494  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 44  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 34
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 159 11
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,816 592
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 279  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,720 42
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 119 102
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 148  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,486 560
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 424 6
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,419 4,860
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,169 75
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 8  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 153 14
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 70  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 306  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,514  
TOTAL 69,571 7,591

*(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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