National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, C15-18 ALPHA-, REACTION PRODUCTS WITH SULFURIZED DODECYLPHENOL CALCIUM SALT, SULFURIZED
CAS # 72275-86-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X2307

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 368  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,308 45
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 5,874  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,042  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 496  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 7,348 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 752  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 107  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 252  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,134 305
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
567 CARPENTERS 3,773  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,618  
637 MACHINISTS 2,363  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 990 985
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 2  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 120  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,351  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 456 40
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 134  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 357  
785 ASSEMBLERS 287  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 7,255 56
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 7,583 94
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,203 134
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 204  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 367 245
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 45  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,324  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90  
TOTAL 73,876 1,980

*(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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