National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHALENE, DIISONONYL-
CAS # 63512-64-1
RTECS #
Agent Code E0068

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 822  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 65  
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 566  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 130  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 35,973 502
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,153  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,962  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 419  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,842  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,476 60
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,423  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 62  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 3,324  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 36  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 793  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,194  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,181 79
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 646  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
567 CARPENTERS 143  
575 ELECTRICIANS 129  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,691 6
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 2,211  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 97  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 619 146
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 340  
637 MACHINISTS 15,200 552
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 137  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 122  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,205  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,596  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 37  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 286  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 114  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,284 247
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,152  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,581  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,652 1,326
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 137  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,638 2,166
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 579  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,193  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 477  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 264  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,008 18,008
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,815 1,360
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 203 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 998 199
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 316 45
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 122  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 8,781 102
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 812  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,166 1,693
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,476 1,499
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 990 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,790 345
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 883 390
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 174  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 814  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,392  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 366  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 52  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 914  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,759  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,053 377
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,252  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 382  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 612 350
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,771  
TOTAL 195,407 31,658

*(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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