National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OIL, FUEL NO. 2
CAS # 68476-30-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 52132

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 460  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 154  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,664 193
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 590  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,499  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 262  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 816  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,757  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,079  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,056  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 105  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,075  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 661  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,349  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 832  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 122  
567 CARPENTERS 1,533  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 11,379  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 478  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 678  
637 MACHINISTS 87  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,826  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 788  
687 BAKERS 1,356  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,025  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 227  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 97  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 844 97
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 350  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,126 119
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 82  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 114  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 84  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 989  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 61  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,489 29
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 293  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,860 43
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,907  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 883  
785 ASSEMBLERS 245 108
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 171  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,675  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 1,449  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,501  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 598  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,997  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 234  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,832  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,380  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 74  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 25  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,542  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 41  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,173  
TOTAL 96,345 590

*(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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