National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES(PETROLEUM), HYDROTREATED LIGHT NAPHTHENIC
CAS # 64742-53-6
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1014

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 586  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 822  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 617  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 191  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,414 14
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 658 107
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 77 77
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 227 142
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,333 930
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 872 349
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,295 828
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 18,409 8,598
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,199  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,677 343
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 89  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 963 81
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 660  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,807 758
313 SECRETARIES 200 200
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 923 831
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,420  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,652 1,581
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,596 211
366 METER READERS 2,207  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 36 3
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,136 1,550
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,343 775
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 125 125
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,868 3,783
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 76,406 3,086
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 21,578  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 20,687 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,313 300
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,896  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,341 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,668 81
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 31  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 8,290 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,624 17
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 158  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 12  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,389  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,552  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 9,353 22
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,741 52
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 23,663 75
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
567 CARPENTERS 13,023 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 15,895  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 606 311
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 11,675 10
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,939  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,196  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 151  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,670  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,385 332
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 21,403 19
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 110,924 4,529
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
643 BOILERMAKERS 112  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,359 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 10,285 532
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
673 APPAREL AND FABRIC PATTERNMAKERS 53 53
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 48 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 426 64
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 4,432 2,360
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,504 882
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 712 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 8,178 616
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 424 142
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 295  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 982  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,406  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,462  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,134 935
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,042 1,205
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 17,507 2,708
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,149 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,836 388
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,005 2,120
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,585  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,379 246
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,566 761
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,880 370
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 328 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,395  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 274  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,535 297
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,828 864
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 298
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 124 62
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,172 1,845
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,057 6,077
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,719 220
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 658 541
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 621 13
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,220 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,956 562
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 517  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,302 334
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 184  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 530 265
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 603  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 113 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,541 1,782
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 35,968 2,849
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 51,007 9,052
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 12,789 282
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 18 18
785 ASSEMBLERS 40,772 11,478
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6,139 490
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 938 517
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 364  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 461 225
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 7,873  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 635  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 94  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,987 263
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,560 1,054
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,698  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 714  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,144 618
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 12,473  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 8,456 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 120 84
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,055 2,777
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 15,078 439
TOTAL 826,610 90,167

*(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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