National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHALENE
CAS # 91-20-3
RTECS # QJ0525000
Agent Code 49600

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 13 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,611 738
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
169 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, N.E.C. 92  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 564 339
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 88 21
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,288 683
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 178 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 271 6
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 104  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,935 17
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,838 1,608
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,171  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 565  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,692  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 38  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 447  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 368 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 193 2
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,229  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 4,379 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,504  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,501  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5  
567 CARPENTERS 314  
575 ELECTRICIANS 137  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,314 84
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 325  
595 ROOFERS 2,209  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,386  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 349  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,591  
637 MACHINISTS 9,536 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 131  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 14  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 115 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 87  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,270  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 618 41
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,215  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 198 42
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 35  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 7 2
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,323  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 239  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 460 322
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 167 23
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,800 344
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 861  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 417  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 550  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,469 24
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,654 123
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 820  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,189 62
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 69  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 210  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 104  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 857  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,631  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 671  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 108  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,888 437
TOTAL 112,696 5,220

*(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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