National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID, DINONYL-, BARIUM SALT
CAS # 25619-56-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M0881

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 822  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 65  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,596 8,562
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 697  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 111  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 131  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
335 FILE CLERKS 15 15
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 583  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 130  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 46,279 582
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 17,524  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 7,551  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,509  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 196  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,359  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,490 60
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,962 7
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 5,415  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 74  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 3,449  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 36  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,443  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,894 110
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,011 79
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 646  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
567 CARPENTERS 143  
575 ELECTRICIANS 672  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,899 6
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,918 10
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 2,211  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 97  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,020 208
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,715 32
637 MACHINISTS 36,790 1,977
643 BOILERMAKERS 64  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 137  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,443 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 682 136
667 TAILORS 435  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 122  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,228 15
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,884 56
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 115 81
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 37  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 569  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 670 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,974 57
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,567  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,186 406
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,687  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,431 1,524
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,082  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,681 1,326
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 336  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,890 2,719
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,862  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,128  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 356  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,193  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,528  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 264  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,008 18,008
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,815 1,360
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 203 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 316 45
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 329  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 173  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 8,781 102
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,255  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,236 1,786
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,601 3,307
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,218 116
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 59 7
785 ASSEMBLERS 36,899 18,544
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 8  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,918 549
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 611 60
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 814  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,392  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 366  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 923  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 914  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,759  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,208 1,532
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,252  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 670  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 911 649
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,785 445
TOTAL 373,889 68,775

*(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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