National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSPHORIC ACID, TRITOLYL ESTER
CAS # 1330-78-5
RTECS # TD0175000
Agent Code 82880

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 98  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,904 799
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 176 176
185 DESIGNERS 1,189 1,120
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 63 63
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 63 47
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 7  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 6  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 574 7
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,922 457
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 43  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 2,506  
313 SECRETARIES 445 445
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 19 19
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 287 138
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 74  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 286 169
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 39  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 23,802  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,708  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 7,880  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 12,754 499
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 1,634  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,463  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,919  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,903 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,228  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 780  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 71  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,181  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,819 1,597
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 827  
567 CARPENTERS 7,221 36
575 ELECTRICIANS 191  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 750 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,307  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 78  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,650  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,022  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 443  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 763  
637 MACHINISTS 8,756 169
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 802 802
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,235  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,681 2,563
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 494  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 146  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 387  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 312  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 37 7
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164 984
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 591 193
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 621 172
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 289  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,083 1,624
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,690 3,062
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,887 21,776
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,086 1,046
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,337 2,977
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 205 69
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 456 34
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,121 59
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 9  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17,695 10,554
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,311 725
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,713  
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,638 9,585
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,364 56
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 432  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 625 60
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 338  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,199  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 330  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 978 134
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 373  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,412  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 186 186
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,241  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 277 133
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,192 3,209
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 529 106
TOTAL 239,503 66,405

*(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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