National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, C12-20
CAS # 70955-17-8
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1083

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,327 1,327
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,197  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 76 62
567 CARPENTERS 1,199  
575 ELECTRICIANS 41  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 123  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 10  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 233 39
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 159  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 9 4
TOTAL 5,979 1,454

*(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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