National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, C60 POLYPROPYL-, MAGNESIUM SALT
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X1396

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 227 142
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 55  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,028 9
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,603  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 17  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 834  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 21  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 27  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 677  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,047  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,388  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
567 CARPENTERS 2,841  
575 ELECTRICIANS 108  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 163  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 614  
637 MACHINISTS 6,784 17
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 264  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,273  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 825  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,922 336
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,598 65
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,597 1,369
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,813  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,942  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 234  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,944  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,378 254
TOTAL 50,518 2,191

*(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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