National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM), C>25, HYDROTREATED BRIGHT STOCK-BASED
CAS # 72623-83-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X1872

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 154  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,091  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 488  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 25,549 496
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 5,874  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,197  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 7,280  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,425 243
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 507  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,133 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,557 72
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,236  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 135 19
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 98  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,912  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 14,148 369
567 CARPENTERS 3,773  
575 ELECTRICIANS 970  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,935  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,319 10
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 920  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,357 161
637 MACHINISTS 10,999 616
667 TAILORS 32  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 798  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 48  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,546  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 958  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,506 985
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 235  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,049 474
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,387 36
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 94  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 880  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,715 163
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,224 40
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 484
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,773 916
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 390  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,967 8,930
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 321 224
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,416  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 140  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 186  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 694  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,547  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,277 656
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,358  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,202 1,369
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,136 110
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 5  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,504 56
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 370  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 8,300 94
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,273 134
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 700  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 473  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 367 245
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 261  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 74  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 395  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,319  
TOTAL 206,251 17,198

*(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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