National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ORANGE, OIL
CAS # 8008-57-9
RTECS # RI8600000
Agent Code M1218

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,356  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,428 3,668
096 PHARMACISTS 2,889 1,613
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 62 62
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 269 208
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 18 18
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,040 1,151
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 273 89
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,518 2,204
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,267 729
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,679 4,008
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,465 5,354
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 15,545 12,898
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 426 98
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 852  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 743 201
567 CARPENTERS 65 3
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 654  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 450  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,083  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 11,505 809
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 197  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 77  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 278  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 836  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 92 28
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 493  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 2,408 26
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,484 13,484
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,803 889
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 885 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,411 91
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 335 140
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,690 1,549
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,195 580
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,127  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,489 1,431
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,526 1,504
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 370  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 231  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 64  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 159  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 607  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 85 26
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,558 803
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,759 420
TOTAL 124,088 59,230

*(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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