National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION-HEATING OILS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 60712

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 52  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 103 8
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 130  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 261  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 831  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 192  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 274  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 1,094  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 957  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 492  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 527  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 9  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,056  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 517  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 123  
567 CARPENTERS 62  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 157  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 320  
637 MACHINISTS 3,383  
643 BOILERMAKERS 241  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 123  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 59 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 132  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 661  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 41  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 695  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 91  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 128  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 17
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 864 29
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 698  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 164  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,188  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 24 8
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 488  
785 ASSEMBLERS 58  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,593  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 1,293  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 2,931 65
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,718  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 79  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 952  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 247  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 269  
876 STEVEDORES 2,598  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 162  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,542  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 85  
TOTAL 39,074 142

*(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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