National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFIDES, TERT-NONYL
CAS # 68425-16-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X1576

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,661 611
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,661 649
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 559  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 244  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,107  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 57  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 502  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,953  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 374  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
575 ELECTRICIANS 17,692  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 19,910 12
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,027 2
637 MACHINISTS 11,460 28
643 BOILERMAKERS 14  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 864  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 4,222 781
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 50  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 63  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,586  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 467 31
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 302 3
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 579  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 406  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 705 141
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,666  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,754  
785 ASSEMBLERS 754 61
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 158 37
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 119
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,735  
TOTAL 101,057 2,539

*(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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