National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID, POLYMER WITH FORMALDEHYDE, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 9084-06-4
RTECS # EC4850000
Agent Code X9462

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 49  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,734 512
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 110 102
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 23 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,215 241
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 262 53
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 496 100
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 99  
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,317 621
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 152  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,162 72
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 70  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 822 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 208  
575 ELECTRICIANS 344  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 11
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 287 28
637 MACHINISTS 514  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
667 TAILORS 225 112
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 26  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 574 287
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 10  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,557 1,263
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,953 3,148
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,498  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,091 43
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,352 13
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,673 172
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 332  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,706 21,844
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,896 1,636
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 593 279
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,739 339
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 171 171
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,632 2,724
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,046 440
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 188
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 295  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,411 2,692
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 559 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,740 872
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,950 293
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,004  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,383 1,800
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,848 1,124
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 932 231
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 317 148
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 28  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 360  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 191  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,538 459
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,380 2,920
TOTAL 115,676 45,907

*(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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