National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name PHTHALIC ACID
CAS # 88-99-3
RTECS # TH9625000 
Agent Code 59185

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 419

785 ASSEMBLERS 419

786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 234
117
SUBTOTAL 1,072
117
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 179
179
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190
57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285
76
335 FILE CLERKS 104

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 354

567 CARPENTERS 39

575 ELECTRICIANS 26

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 104

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,683
38
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 513
38
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940
78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19

SUBTOTAL 4,436
466
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 403

SUBTOTAL 403

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 425

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 764

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 255
255
SUBTOTAL 1,444
255
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS (SIC 31)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 153

SUBTOTAL 153

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 85

SUBTOTAL 85

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14

567 CARPENTERS 43

SUBTOTAL 57

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 280

SUBTOTAL 280

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 141
72
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2

567 CARPENTERS 85

683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 42
42
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 122

789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 7
7
SUBTOTAL 399
121
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 892
833
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 238

567 CARPENTERS 6,427

753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 80
20
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 109

785 ASSEMBLERS 2

SUBTOTAL 7,748
853
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795

SUBTOTAL 795

COMMUNICATION (SIC 48)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 86

SUBTOTAL 86

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,051
886
567 CARPENTERS 43

SUBTOTAL 1,094
886
MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS (SIC 84)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643
164
SUBTOTAL 1,643
164
TOTAL 19,695 2,862
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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