National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OIL, LINSEED
CAS # 8001-26-1
RTECS # OI9690000
Agent Code 80053

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 475  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 62  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 100 100
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
185 DESIGNERS 86 86
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 541 255
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 7 5
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 477 36
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,468 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,628 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,870 57
263 SALES WORKERS, MOTOR VEHICLES AND BOATS 1,438  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 61 26
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,153 1,025
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 631 210
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,447  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 161 46
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 621  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,386 1,607
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,292 775
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,813 1,136
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,277 1,648
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 115  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,317  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,408  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 377  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 8  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,261  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 544  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,493 309
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 17,007  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,077  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,981 14
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,793  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 2,950  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 757  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,542  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 818 170
637 MACHINISTS 1,487  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,331 17
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 3,945 1,151
668 UPHOLSTERERS 427 47
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,451  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,504 882
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,766 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 20 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 112  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 38  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 291  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,384 681
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,503 1,180
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 786 367
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 114,991 8,938
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,140 123
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,279 367
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,179 1,982
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 886 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 344 286
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,915 99
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 316 45
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,690 1,520
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 236  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,165  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 801 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,736 1,676
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,976 923
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 107  
785 ASSEMBLERS 18,821 5,787
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,508  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 731  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,603 452
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 129  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,741  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,404 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,590 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,823  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 247  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,437 1,977
TOTAL 327,853 40,080

*(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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