National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), HYDROTREATED HEAVY NAPHTHENIC
CAS # 64742-52-5
RTECS #
Agent Code T1187

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 981  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 78  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,855  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 617  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 397 331
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 799 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 495  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,205 258
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 628 593
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 139 46
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 110 110
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 493 473
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 2  
185 DESIGNERS 598 70
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 227 142
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 68  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 18,707 8,645
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 2,434 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,863 1,695
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7,907 2,237
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,031 106
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,793 271
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 322  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
278 NEWS VENDORS 423  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 125  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
313 SECRETARIES 1,233 1,233
335 FILE CLERKS 899 499
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 7,550 1,025
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 7,285 528
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 12,701 2,675
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 13,312 1,051
366 METER READERS 1,077  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 647 3
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 559  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,816 1,607
384 PROOFREADERS 303 303
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,343 775
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 287  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,680 931
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 167,547 3,193
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 248  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,639  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 46,235  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 36,470 548
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 15,725 507
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 427 50
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,217 99
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 20,579 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 24,413 132
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 6,793 313
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,766  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 6,762 19
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 9,440  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 389  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,295  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 6,893 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 18,376 650
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 58,302 452
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 4,344  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,748  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 21,478 36
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,273  
575 ELECTRICIANS 41,038  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,206  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 699 376
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 43,451 39
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,061  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 338 56
595 ROOFERS 2,047  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,578 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 6,068 10
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 7,817 254
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 513  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 12,338  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 451  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 697  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 11,107 251
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 29,142 1,079
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
637 MACHINISTS 263,734 13,222
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 782  
643 BOILERMAKERS 177 6
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 196 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 2,166 852
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 672 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 11,067 274
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 152 130
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 86 21
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 4,410 1,330
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 247  
667 TAILORS 545  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 93 14
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 271 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 981  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 1,470  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,406 967
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
679 BOOKBINDERS 9,270 4,621
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,801 711
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 27,930 1,711
687 BAKERS 120  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 1,437 314
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 452  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 832 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,027  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,249  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 3,751 105
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 36,780 1,810
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,142 1,158
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 27,624 10,654
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,619 673
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,866 1,297
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 35,495 4,847
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,559 139
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 2,734 26
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,746 1,872
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,393 1,108
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,411 7,211
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,294 69
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,578 26
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,452 131
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,077 2,507
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,399 1,034
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 60,606 5,745
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 580 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,981 814
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,947 1,990
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,625 473
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,640 4,103
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,497 162
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,349 12,036
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 791 165
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 132  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,808  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,976 1,156
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,114 124
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,048 1,156
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,623 1,720
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,685 577
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,621 713
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,700 1,241
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 269  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,391 4,637
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 10,083 252
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 113 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,351 1,130
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 73,497 7,787
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 97,898 14,086
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 28,256 542
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 495 7
785 ASSEMBLERS 116,510 40,576
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 1,549  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,274 205
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 77  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 1,014  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 11,268 2,861
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 2,163 607
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,122 175
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 824 395
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 18,246 7
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,351 181
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 571  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 517  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,978 115
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 10,697 2,392
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,813  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 568  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 41,039 1,325
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 7,329 476
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 76 59
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 16,231 2,032
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 7,763  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 10,313 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4,666 84
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 8,249 4,853
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 44,397 4,205
TOTAL 1,980,505 218,535

*(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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