National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIISONONYL PHTHALATE
CAS # 28553-12-0
RTECS #
Agent Code 83444

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 251 122
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 123  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 335  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 236 52
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,757  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
567 CARPENTERS 3,351  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26,377 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 408  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 116  
667 TAILORS 197  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 281 198
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 52  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,820  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 79  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 69 69
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 251  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 108
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,543 1,573
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,226 7,151
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 635 99
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,740 1,217
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 610  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,235 81
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 526 37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,593 18
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,336 40
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 672  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,147 4,258
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 123 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,755 630
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 332  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,562 1,281
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,587 3,587
TOTAL 88,575 20,954

*(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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