National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHTHALIMIDE
CAS # 85-41-6
RTECS # TI3920000
Agent Code M4388

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 141 72
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 851 187
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 892 833
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 591  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 104  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 42 42
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,683 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 109  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 513 38
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 7 7
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940 78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19  
TOTAL 8,142 1,591

*(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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