National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COAL TAR PITCH VOLATILES
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 90620

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 11  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 158 16
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 124  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 403  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 49  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 553  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 166  
567 CARPENTERS 62  
575 ELECTRICIANS 448  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 193 12
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 201  
637 MACHINISTS 49  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 82  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 124  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 864 29
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 634  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 703  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 70  
785 ASSEMBLERS 20 20
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 71  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 342  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,961  
TOTAL 7,677 78

*(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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