National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CRESOL, PARA-, 2,2'-METHYLENEBIS(6-TERT-BUTYL-
CAS # 119-47-1
RTECS # PA3500000
Agent Code 82995

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 504  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,733 2,733
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 84 70
185 DESIGNERS 122 81
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 86 78
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,174 1,174
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 32 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,396  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 44  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 480 213
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,457 80
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
335 FILE CLERKS 778 529
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,052 594
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 587 587
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,533 78
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 524  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,305  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 111  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,399  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 160  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 560 85
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,948 77
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 708  
567 CARPENTERS 21,726  
575 ELECTRICIANS 16,882  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,020  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 758  
589 GLAZIERS 3,177  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 835 56
595 ROOFERS 2,593  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 660 7
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 818 154
637 MACHINISTS 14  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
668 UPHOLSTERERS 58  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 18 18
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 27 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 556 62
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 63 13
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,699 11,589
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 501 134
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 884  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 282 20
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,244 1,211
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,953 604
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 333 225
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,603 1,545
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,027 27
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 732 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 191 82
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,903 2,092
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,671 124
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,354 2,864
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 183  
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,534 6,652
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 244 62
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 44  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,008 188
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 267  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 60 60
TOTAL 150,745 36,237

*(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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