National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80092

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 356 356
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,049  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 427  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 303  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 860  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,461  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,022  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,992  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,491 14
567 CARPENTERS 98  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,667  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 339  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 540  
637 MACHINISTS 4,051 89
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 285  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 124  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 481  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 222  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 93 37
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 280  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 140  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 350  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 209  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,310 57
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 520 130
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,172 1,845
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,062 303
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,295 3
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,351 28
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,350  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 38  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 28  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,832  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 124  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 39  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,168 1,168
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 325  
TOTAL 41,481 4,030

*(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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