National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ASPHALT
CAS # 8052-42-4
RTECS # CI9900000
Agent Code 90320

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 508  
043 ARCHITECTS 2,780  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 16  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 231  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 24 6
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,336  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 56  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 223  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 97  
315 TYPISTS 72  
335 FILE CLERKS 142  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,389 115
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 12  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 41,346 343
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,644  
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 11,848  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,720 539
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 103  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 10,149 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,440 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,695 78
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 19  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,531  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,951  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 13,204 316
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 5,861  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 3,876 146
567 CARPENTERS 30,862  
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 64  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,148  
575 ELECTRICIANS 14,293  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 16,477  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 312  
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,912 51
595 ROOFERS 46,000  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 912  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 288  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,489  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 418  
637 MACHINISTS 16,891 64
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 25 12
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 10,257 128
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,778  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,304 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,990 114
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 179  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 69  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 13  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 926  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,545 360
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,460  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 356  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,521 207
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,941 502
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 596 64
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,596 21
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,781 575
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 383 146
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 294 176
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,968 604
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 378 83
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,698 5
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,101 144
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,020 40
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,510 325
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 147 45
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,674 1,160
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 23,639 7,273
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,420  
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,663 2,989
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 575 37
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 8,741  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 4,206  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 8,892 232
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 376  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 2,165  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,436 83
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 906 94
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 53,060 280
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 615  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 980  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 134  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 684  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 169  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 425 142
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,999 1,043
TOTAL 471,039 18,959

*(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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