National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC
CAS # 7758-87-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 80368

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,479 981
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
085 DENTISTS 36  
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 451 451
096 PHARMACISTS 274 165
097 DIETITIANS 415 415
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 417 417
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 350 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,268 212
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 532 380
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,454 1,492
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 658  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 62  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,076 821
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 716 593
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,022 1,201
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
479 FARM WORKERS 1,355  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 730 365
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,406  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 51  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,243  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,569  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 413  
637 MACHINISTS 3,550  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 146  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,217 608
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 833 341
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 101 68
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 779  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,317 94
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 367  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,211  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 927  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,990 8
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,414 4,668
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,895  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 475 282
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,750 1,666
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,121 693
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 283  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,040 3,285
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 33  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 301  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,099 701
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,218 1,228
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,942 994
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 326  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6  
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,066 3,107
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,654 1,763
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 795 197
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 326  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,215 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 198  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 248 248
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,205  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,398 2,557
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 655 193
TOTAL 142,460 34,578

*(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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