National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHENIC ACIDS, LEAD SALTS
CAS # 61790-14-5
RTECS # QK9150000
Agent Code 83453

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 798 185
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 101 101
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 457 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 221  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,991  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,259  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 15,025  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,560  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 162  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 10,274 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 205  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 173  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,339  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,002  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,479 320
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
567 CARPENTERS 2,806  
575 ELECTRICIANS 156  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 305  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,061  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 797  
637 MACHINISTS 8,877 283
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,671  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 776 198
687 BAKERS 120  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 216 23
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 905 230
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 247  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,682 28
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,499 3,195
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 128
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 125  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,667 128
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,691  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 131  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,790 14
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,570 8
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,199 46
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,357 3,023
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 437 14
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,261 129
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 197  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 581 46
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,519  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,029  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 7,408  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,726  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 120 12
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,091  
TOTAL 147,292 8,403

*(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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