National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COBALT NAPHTHENATE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80347

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 386 177
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 424  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,589 309
567 CARPENTERS 346 65
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 971 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,103 69
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 527 52
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 259  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 21  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,129 324
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 358  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 120  
TOTAL 10,777 1,090

*(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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