National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZINC NAPHTHENATE
CAS # 12001-85-3
RTECS # QK9275000
Agent Code 83788

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 290 283
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 317 296
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 247 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 354  
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 98 27
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 14  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,879 916
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,571  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,813  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 309  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 254  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,929 832
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 999 7
567 CARPENTERS 14  
575 ELECTRICIANS 253  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,620 159
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 328  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 1,917 29
679 BOOKBINDERS 256 64
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,713 837
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,892 531
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 953  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,222 4,826
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 424  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,609 37
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 59  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,240 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 390 26
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 64
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 202  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,303 41
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 17,004 4,807
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 134  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 23 11
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,195 3,124
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 785 71
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,394 315
TOTAL 96,185 18,248

*(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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