National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOLVENT REFINED HEAVY NAPHTHENIC DISTILLATE (PETROLEUM)
CAS # 64741-96-4
RTECS #
Agent Code T1272

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 78  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,160  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 345  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 194 129
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 761 136
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 94 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,228 211
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 79  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 146  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 348 255
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 44,777 2,792
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,071  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,100  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,399  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,684  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,000 40
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,695 15
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,342 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,216  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 16,021 39
567 CARPENTERS 459  
575 ELECTRICIANS 400  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 31  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,894  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,691  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 338  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 500  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,103 9
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,019  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 134,946 8,076
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 97 3
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,672  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 495  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 246 246
679 BOOKBINDERS 960 480
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 5,777 10
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 139  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 207  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,141  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 339  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,814 1,336
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,355 34
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,340 421
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,339  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,701 69
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,820 657
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,009  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,310 198
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,142 45
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,032 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 122 23
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 739  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 926  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 591  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,919 871
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 167  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,673 1,448
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755 136
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,047  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 218  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,307 234
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 20,120 1,339
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 33,775 5,431
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 7,615 99
785 ASSEMBLERS 25,775 2,498
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,380 171
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 60  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,178  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,824 181
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 379  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,549  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,708  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 784  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 324  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,345  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,053 409
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,677 81
TOTAL 442,963 29,857

*(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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