National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, 2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-
CAS # 128-39-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M4376

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 70  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 912  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 70  
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,781 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 409 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 710 241
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 513 85
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,581 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 937 22
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,951  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 496  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 363 244
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 46,675 1,582
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,639  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 327  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,577 539
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 12,644  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,329 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3,890 187
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 903  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 7,630  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,501  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,758  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,179 33
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 11,953 46
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,313  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,613  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 73  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,024 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,011 161
637 MACHINISTS 47,907 1,425
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
667 TAILORS 249  
679 BOOKBINDERS 843  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 694 670
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,839  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 295 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 962 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,563  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 284 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,664 230
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 191  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,727 429
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,032 97
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,464 116
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 372  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 123  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,813 222
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 93  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 898  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 367  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,251 35
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,130 2,130
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,699 4,030
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 52,562 50,812
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 391 43
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,186 519
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 118 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,016  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 145  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,201 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 323  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 45  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 26,935 2,593
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,593 1,129
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,689 9
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,618 2,316
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,189 1,131
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 541  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 74  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 717  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 633 5
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 844 24
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,637 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 45  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 24 24
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 108  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,684 504
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,782  
TOTAL 365,623 72,928

*(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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