National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OILS, CAMPHOR
CAS # 8008-51-3
RTECS # EX1490000
Agent Code M1475

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,403 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,001  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,583 4,571
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 55  
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,256 1,256
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 152 62
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,002  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 94  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 20 20
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,397 2,024
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,821 1,428
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,508 381
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 798  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 92  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 9 3
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 1,837  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 55 16
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 422 7
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,418  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 522  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,189 240
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,552 6
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 20,425 498
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,132  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 336 8
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,242 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 205 40
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 378  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,775 1,186
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 151  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 18  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,286 156
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 410  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 126  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,794 1,721
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,454 342
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,931 360
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 200  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,624  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 452 329
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 684 329
TOTAL 93,124 19,652

*(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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