National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SUCCINIC ACID, SULFO-, 1,4-BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 577-11-7
RTECS # WN0525000
Agent Code 83280

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 3,295  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 330 39
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 108 73
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,250 5,019
096 PHARMACISTS 4,191 2,145
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 226 118
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 70 63
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 36 20
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 174  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 861 327
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 263 75
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 491 66
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 233 37
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 216 7
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 354  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,284 417
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,546  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 139  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,199 758
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,307 2,612
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,737 839
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 6,089 2,261
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 4,774 378
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 97  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 767 55
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,241  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 980  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 157  
567 CARPENTERS 996  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7,605 159
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 495  
589 GLAZIERS 2,873  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,311 249
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 742 32
637 MACHINISTS 57  
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 992  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 549  
667 TAILORS 387  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 219  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 456 209
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 939  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 119  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 654 287
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,472 736
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 433  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,539 405
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 320  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,724 72
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,333 4,090
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,119 3,666
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,651 2,152
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,785 1,040
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,033 1,358
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 656 618
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,494 207
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 493  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,868 27
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 31 31
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,034 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 431  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,127 922
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,654 4,500
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,075 268
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,525  
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,155 5,211
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 232 174
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,074 2,109
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 1,578  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,500 267
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,227  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 510 141
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 111 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 10  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,094 1,464
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,741 679
TOTAL 180,694 49,329

*(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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