National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROCARBON WAXES (PETROLEUM), OXIDIZED, ME ESTERS, BARIUM SALTS
CAS # 68603-10-1
RTECS #
Agent Code E0385

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,596 8,562
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 697  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
335 FILE CLERKS 15 15
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 119  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,040  
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,267  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 507  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 196  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 763  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 92  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 5,415  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 126  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,443 110
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,387  
575 ELECTRICIANS 544  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 144  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,918 10
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 679  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,102 32
637 MACHINISTS 16,278 1,018
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,443 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 682 136
667 TAILORS 435  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 613  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 282  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,067 57
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,567  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 93 37
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 535  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,872 1,186
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,598  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 124  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 329  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 444  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,987  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 526 89
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,201  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 59 7
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,980 843
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 8  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 706 97
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 657  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155 1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 289  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 299 299
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,157 445
TOTAL 95,469 16,210

*(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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