National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZINC DIALKYLDITHIOPHOSPHATE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1737

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 225 45
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 488  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 21,122 263
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 685  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,744  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,806 199
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 62  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,064  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,107 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 866 7
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 723  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 368  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 785  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 856  
575 ELECTRICIANS 94  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 839  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 461  
637 MACHINISTS 15,427 17
687 BAKERS 120  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 347  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 267  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,899 1,890
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,132  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 388  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,162  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 268  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,806 1,328
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,541  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 128 24
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 115  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 6,446 1,098
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6  
TOTAL 73,821 4,889

*(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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