National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOPHENONE
CAS # 119-61-9
RTECS # DI9950000
Agent Code 83170

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 988 187
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,047 1,022
185 DESIGNERS 122 81
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 215 69
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,366 410
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 771 55
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
335 FILE CLERKS 117 117
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 72
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 43  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,174 2,277
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,159 1,405
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 160  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 856 218
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 609  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 201 172
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 191 120
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 210 151
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,138 455
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,621 274
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,898  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 755 637
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 535  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 741 438
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 218  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,490 107
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,817 1,625
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,179  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 262 130
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,932 1,806
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 579 509
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 111 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,333 1,974
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 64  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 170  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 227 203
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,651 971
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 949 67
TOTAL 41,516 18,162

*(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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