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 DITHIODIMORPHOLINE, 4-4'-
CAS # 103-34-4
RTECS # QE3325000 
Agent Code 82101

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 256

787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 512

SUBTOTAL 768

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50

235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100
25
357 MESSENGERS 278

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 381
7
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271

575 ELECTRICIANS 338

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,277
1,661
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 949
79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616

755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676
65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,887
270
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 20

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 581
58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,338
309
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 119

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102

785 ASSEMBLERS 266
29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 288
29
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 108

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88

SUBTOTAL 15,464
2,532
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26

216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78

675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 442
52
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 182

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 130

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 78

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78

SUBTOTAL 1,352
52
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 81
27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 108
54
SUBTOTAL 189
81
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 37

SUBTOTAL 37

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 132

SUBTOTAL 132

TOTAL 17,942 2,665
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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