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 ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE
CAS # 7784-30-7
RTECS # TB6450000 
Agent Code 81696

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 115

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 334

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576

SUBTOTAL 1,025

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,826
682
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 122

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 236
141
SUBTOTAL 2,184
823
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 422
63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 221

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 718

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101

SUBTOTAL 1,620
63
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 249
249
SUBTOTAL 249
249
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS (SIC 31)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120
120
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66
66
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 98

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 65

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 717
108
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 360

SUBTOTAL 1,426
294
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 65
65
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 388

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 129

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 388

SUBTOTAL 970
65
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,225

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,384
84
SUBTOTAL 3,609
84
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 616

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 820

SUBTOTAL 1,802

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 259

637 MACHINISTS 162

706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 233
130
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 58

785 ASSEMBLERS 104
35
SUBTOTAL 816
165
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 20

789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 46

SUBTOTAL 66

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 55

SUBTOTAL 55

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 660

SUBTOTAL 660

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 654
327
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 87
65
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 64
10
SUBTOTAL 805
402
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,897
3,799
096 PHARMACISTS 340
180
SUBTOTAL 4,237
3,979
TOTAL 19,524 6,124
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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