National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOLVENT NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM), HEAVY ALIPH.
CAS # 64742-96-7
RTECS #
Agent Code T1185

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,128  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 227 142
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,425  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,961 471
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 326 18
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 394 128
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,921 448
335 FILE CLERKS 153  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,891 1,537
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 250  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 565 353
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 945  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,561  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 34,057 934
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,250  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,629  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,909 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,924  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,260  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,753  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 845  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,098 87
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 427  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 331  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12,051  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 14  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,937 56
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 11,351 39
567 CARPENTERS 2,087 967
575 ELECTRICIANS 19,781 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,364  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 17,656  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,873  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,976  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 585  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,168  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 462  
637 MACHINISTS 16,497 122
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,973  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 665 47
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,173 460
687 BAKERS 1,883 222
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 556  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 168  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 811 75
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 43  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 715  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,373  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 144 57
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,282 182
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 282 41
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 144 14
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 449 7
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,430 52
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 229 229
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 779  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 606 404
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 206 183
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,032 29
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 388  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,966 319
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 23,072 9,094
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 7,164  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 83 7
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,396 4,406
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,224 591
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 598 130
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 26  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 46  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 114 3
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,068  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 773  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,389  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 597  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 640 51
TOTAL 288,633 22,205

*(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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