National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PETROLEUM SULFONATE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80059

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 371 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 861  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 730 24
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,376  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 349  
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 427 50
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,980  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 560  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,807  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 356  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 129  
637 MACHINISTS 2,415  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 93 14
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 337  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 170  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,124 963
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 644 515
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 229  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 132 23
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 641  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 891  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 303 24
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 501 55
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,338 294
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,149  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 257  
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,276 8,429
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 52  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 33 33
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 608  
TOTAL 38,181 10,449

*(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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