National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), HYDROTREATED HEAVY PARAFFINIC
CAS # 64742-54-7
RTECS #
Agent Code T1188

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,057  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 872  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 70  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 28  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,160  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 65  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,690 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 31 31
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 77 77
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 321 74
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 224  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 31 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 689 120
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,854 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,390 212
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 281 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 195 31
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 396 128
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,581 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,755 123
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 5,487 408
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 531 57
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,561  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 156,278 3,947
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 276  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 61,369  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 30,096 548
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,496  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 6,543  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 18,281 75
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 31  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 17,512 74
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 6,628 116
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 5,414  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 903  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,438  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 142  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,868  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 9,220 109
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 14,388 115
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 60,051 443
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,300  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,502  
567 CARPENTERS 3,808  
575 ELECTRICIANS 7,064 62
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 11,237 87
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 270  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 20,927 17
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
595 ROOFERS 3,864  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 62  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,341 10
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,071  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 26,085  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 3,491  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 5,919 240
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 22,361 229
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,141  
637 MACHINISTS 151,189 4,574
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 782  
643 BOILERMAKERS 99 6
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 682  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 23 2
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 8,923 150
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 51 18
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 146  
667 TAILORS 1,242 247
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 308  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 598  
679 BOOKBINDERS 3,165 1,029
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,045 716
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 20,176 420
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 6 6
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 849 172
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,928  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,893  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 707  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,918 443
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,133  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20,718 8,528
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,620 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,322 145
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,829 776
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,309  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,607 198
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,832 399
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,641 592
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 628 65
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,812 75
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,102 21
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,837 163
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 920 279
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 46,687 4,497
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,143  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 235  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,172 1,465
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,478 1,883
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,585 463
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 64,519 62,952
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,845 1,713
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 391 43
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 260 200
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,195 824
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,298 1,304
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,838 251
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,964 1,536
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,255 168
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,678 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,916 933
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,144 55
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,308 1,629
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 7,837 84
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,715  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,408 904
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 464  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 45,609 6,101
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 65,414 7,968
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17,619 99
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6  
785 ASSEMBLERS 60,427 7,975
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 8,917 1,587
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,128 464
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 248 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 20,672 63
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 3,346  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 370  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 14,433 403
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 103  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,075  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6,789 177
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7,924 1,057
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 473  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 15,461 458
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 5,801 1,055
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 24 24
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 9,076 662
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,919  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 16,061 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,313 255
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,658 798
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 12,740 176
TOTAL 1,356,466 138,248

*(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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