National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFONIC ACIDS, PETROLEUM, CALCIUM SALTS, OVERBASED
CAS # 68783-96-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X2293

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 700  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 22  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 170 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,923  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,865 299
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,948  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,512  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 8,501 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,270  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 185  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,780  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 76  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,340  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,236 305
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
567 CARPENTERS 3,773  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,618  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 8,708  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 3,346  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 179  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 69  
637 MACHINISTS 10,412 58
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 16  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,603  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 412 121
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 70  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 990 985
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 333  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 285  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,351  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 73 6
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,574  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,427 40
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 916  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,594  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 234  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,295  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,251 656
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,504  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,456  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 7  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 144  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 7,971 56
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 3,346  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 8,405 94
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,517 134
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 234  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,859 245
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 905  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,320  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 683  
TOTAL 160,183 3,250

*(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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