National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSPHORODITHIOIC ACID, O,O-BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER, ZINC SALT
CAS # 4259-15-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X2295

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 700  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 822  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,247  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,728 408
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 38,162 1,132
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,894  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,743  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 97  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 9,094 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,695  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 711  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,780  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 76  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 88  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,892  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 875  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,782  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12,359 313
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
567 CARPENTERS 3,773  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,647 17
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 9,046  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 3,442  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 920 146
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 69  
637 MACHINISTS 13,770 501
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 137  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,132 43
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,205  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 8,882 306
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 464  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 900  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 100  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 412 121
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 70  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,274 1,232
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 462  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 592  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,581  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,687 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,092 1,917
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,720  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,844 40
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 263 230
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,074 18,008
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 203 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 246  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,723 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,054 1,849
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 10,972 1,918
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,516  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,321  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,835 390
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 144  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 8,580 56
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 3,346  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 8,701 94
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 366  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,315  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,568 134
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 914  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,479 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 234  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 7,535 245
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 905  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,327  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 612 350
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,899  
TOTAL 273,445 29,644

*(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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