National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OILS, LARD
CAS # 8016-28-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M1047

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 135  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,160  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 87  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 150 83
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 22 11
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 56  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 125 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 605 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,836 611
335 FILE CLERKS 67  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 9
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,420  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 569 45
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,161 414
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 36 3
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 79  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 50,479 1,387
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,422  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 15  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,060 48
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,119 39
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,355  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,987 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,220 79
567 CARPENTERS 251 3
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,348 62
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,711  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 489  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 21  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,172  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 23,925 225
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
637 MACHINISTS 117,576 4,799
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 14  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,951 852
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 471 35
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 51 18
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 1,218  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 53  
679 BOOKBINDERS 843  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 433 57
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 12,896 1,471
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 23  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 644  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,269  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,604  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,803 1,741
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,035 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,721 41
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,452 1,348
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 254  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 729 5
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,120 32
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,271 3,165
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,659 1,428
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 107  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 314 23
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 591  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,137 13
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,332 9,257
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,098 88
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,046 17
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,657 399
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 663 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 229 43
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,344 87
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 464  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19,359 1,020
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 47,996 4,338
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,937 94
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 131 49
785 ASSEMBLERS 24,165 3,109
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,465 677
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 656 464
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 10  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 495  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,772 232
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,514 689
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 53  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 33  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,130 1,048
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,727 22
TOTAL 440,610 40,793

*(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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