National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES(PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-DEWAXED LIGHT PARAFFINIC
CAS # 64742-56-9
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1019

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 648  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 72 72
096 PHARMACISTS 256 146
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 227 142
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 311 183
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 72 72
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 205  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 236 163
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 183 146
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 183 73
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 146 146
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,301 671
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,760  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 427  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,702  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 790  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 51  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 62  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,666  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,194 11
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
567 CARPENTERS 2,841  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,133  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 367  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 614  
637 MACHINISTS 6,784 17
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,948  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 239  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 5  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 10  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 235  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,674  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 118 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 360  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 747 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,453 1,651
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 554 47
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 188  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,392  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,169 1,759
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,918  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,157  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 204  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,996  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 254 82
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 202 18
TOTAL 74,626 5,451

*(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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