National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIESEL FUEL NO. 1
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3064

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 728  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 67  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 81  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 322  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 845 319
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 511 346
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 1,118 233
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,235  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,636  
465 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS 1,455 243
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,747  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 25,579 539
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 97  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 70 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,187  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,011  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 444 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 828  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,199  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 717  
567 CARPENTERS 546  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,519  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,729  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 483 161
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 322  
637 MACHINISTS 1,081  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 967  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 516  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 644  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 323  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,017 81
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,910  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,866 24
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 15,620 647
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 3,430 1,258
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 10,780 862
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 322  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,064  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 429  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 322  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 644  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 108  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,676  
TOTAL 116,427 4,786

*(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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