National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), LIGHT NAPHTHENIC
CAS # 64741-52-2
RTECS #
Agent Code T1194

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 174  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 76  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 722 239
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 54  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 57  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,464  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,516  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 7,820  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 1,634  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 894  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 133  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,965 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 720  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 212  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,733  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,470  
575 ELECTRICIANS 148  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 300  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 16  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,650  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,022  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,164  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 763  
637 MACHINISTS 6,443 89
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 231  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 263 263
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,425 455
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,497  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,068  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 37 7
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 480  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 580 193
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 108
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,236  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 59  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,183 1,183
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 205  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,863 97
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,014  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,707  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,826  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 129  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,199  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 330  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 978 134
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,337  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 263  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 186 186
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,226  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,331 445
TOTAL 97,213 3,678

*(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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