National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROCARBON WAXES (PETROLEUM), OXIDIZED, ME ESTERS, CALCIUM SALTS
CAS # 68603-11-2
RTECS #
Agent Code E0386

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 66  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 68  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 174  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 334  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 186  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,798  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,840  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,614  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 241 9
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 153 9
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 318  
575 ELECTRICIANS 21,320  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 495  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 771  
637 MACHINISTS 10,269  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 15  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 675 56
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 308  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 901 281
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,652 1,326
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 56  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,512 672
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 178  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 154  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 210  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 729  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,072 612
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 77  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 43  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 154  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 210  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 215  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 231  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 773  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 154 154
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 236  
TOTAL 55,823 3,119

*(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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