National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CLAY TREATED HEAVY PARAFFINIC DISTILLATE (PETROLEUM)
CAS # 64742-36-5
RTECS #
Agent Code T1912

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,299 121
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,524  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,235  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 97  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 12,644  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,689  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 200  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,280 123
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 807  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 616  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,608 16
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 43  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,621  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 451  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 593  
637 MACHINISTS 4,830 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 137  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 245  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 225  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 826 247
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,037 519
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 467  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,092 1,917
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 189  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,535  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,130 2,130
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,217 2,217
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 85  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 752 537
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 241  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 145  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 782  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 769 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,361 825
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 197  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,182 20
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,200 778
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 93  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 814  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 339  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 598  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 914  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,171  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 29  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,603  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,444  
TOTAL 86,571 9,497

*(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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