National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RESIDUAL OILS (PETROLEUM), HYDROTREATED
CAS # 64742-57-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X9437

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 368  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 65  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 50  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 493  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 26,698 1,484
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,891  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,863  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 9,319 75
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 15  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,642 51
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,757 31
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 161 19
544 MILLWRIGHTS 5,975  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,126  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 21,305 353
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,388  
567 CARPENTERS 3,773  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,012  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,552  
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,705  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,561  
637 MACHINISTS 28,497 541
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 213 128
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,711  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,594  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,921 985
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,433 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 328  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 868  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 406  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,126 167
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 775  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 503 175
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,697  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,580 1,204
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,140 908
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,059 1,304
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 539  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 140  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 165  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,094 84
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,173 234
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,053 232
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,332 1,758
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,112  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 131 49
785 ASSEMBLERS 17,409 3,185
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 274 39
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 55  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,309  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 148  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,522  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 314  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,312  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 552  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 367 245
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,576  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 74  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,929 11
TOTAL 231,622 13,505

*(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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