National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM), C20-50, HYDROTREATED NEUTRAL OIL-BASED
CAS # 72623-87-1
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1070

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,609 408
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,692 434
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 236  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 559  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 133  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,005  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 46  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 88  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 141  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,458 305
567 CARPENTERS 3,773  
575 ELECTRICIANS 725  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 455 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 305  
637 MACHINISTS 4,511  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,132 43
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 7,040 306
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 2,552  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 3  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 985 985
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 250 160
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,550 57
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,313  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,892 10,892
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 644  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 490  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,947 81
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 394 32
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 226  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,953  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,958  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,108  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,203 134
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 322  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 367 245
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 689  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90  
TOTAL 95,205 14,106

*(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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