National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), HEAVY NAPHTHENIC
CAS # 64741-53-3
RTECS #
Agent Code T1186

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 78  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 406 22
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 284  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 742  
278 NEWS VENDORS 423  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
335 FILE CLERKS 109  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,396  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 681 72
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 283  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,633 35
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 11,651  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 367  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 746  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,965 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 617 17
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,565 122
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 602  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 18,008 39
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 157  
575 ELECTRICIANS 306  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 13,258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 638  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,134  
637 MACHINISTS 26,004 1,648
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 146  
679 BOOKBINDERS 960 480
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,092 455
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 211  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 88  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 10,782 2,256
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,031  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 450 46
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,226  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 59 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,959 50
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 18  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,401 809
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 59  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 71  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 685 457
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 98  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 293 31
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 134  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,646 418
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,915 564
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 28,450 5,307
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,295 205
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,997 2,463
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 8  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,494 43
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 449 61
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,935 227
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 894  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,708  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 710  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 842 409
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 523 22
TOTAL 205,734 17,207

*(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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