National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIPHENYLAMINE
CAS # 122-39-4
RTECS # JJ7800000
Agent Code 27615

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 378  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,782 1,312
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 903 282
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 302  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 94 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 735  
366 METER READERS 2,207  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 565 282
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 21,999 51
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 364  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 472  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,015  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 13,708  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,262  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 47  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,958  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,902 123
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 3,670  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,419 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 419  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,763 8
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 4,484  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,371  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 995  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 247  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 8,177 187
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 318  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,711 2,563
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 675 56
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 105  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 147  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 5  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,466  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,049  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,748 514
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 548  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 464  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,140 609
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,830 581
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,130 2,130
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 585 585
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 820 442
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 439 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 689  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 644  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 145  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 695 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,412 2,245
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,630 1,770
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,612 210
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 323  
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,379 6,105
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,175 405
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,459  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 129 129
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,761  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 788  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,103  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,312  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 254 82
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,547 106
TOTAL 155,673 20,837

*(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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