National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHLORINATED PARAFFIN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8345

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 343  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,023 89
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 285  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 18 2
544 MILLWRIGHTS 444 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 186  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,055  
567 CARPENTERS 143  
575 ELECTRICIANS 477  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 150  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 260  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 473  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,950 21
637 MACHINISTS 11,756 765
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 733 147
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 273  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,096  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 65  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 278  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,224 176
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 177 95
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,172 1,845
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 199  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 283  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,079  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 9,353 17
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,929 95
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 171  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 19 6
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,000 454
TOTAL 61,464 3,717

*(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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