National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MEDIUM ALIPHATIC SOLVENT NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM)
CAS # 64742-88-7
RTECS #
Agent Code T1269

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 4,047 100
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 3,070  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,160  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,073  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 56  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 237 199
084 PHYSICIANS 162 145
095 REGISTERED NURSES 72 72
096 PHARMACISTS 256 146
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 139 46
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 759 742
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 127 106
185 DESIGNERS 474 3
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 471  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,911 1,294
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 72 72
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 889 49
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 794  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,198 185
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,409 562
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,227 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 524  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 228 38
313 SECRETARIES 302 302
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 326 26
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 20  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,744 176
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,311 663
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 428  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 441 179
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 183 146
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 183 73
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 146 146
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 676 572
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 76,869 4,549
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,534 17
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 11,529  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11,548 256
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 7,787  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,857 99
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 10,422 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,501 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 112  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 3,467  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 12  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,782  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,140 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 9,333 291
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 20,275 613
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,651  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 3,944  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 6,141  
567 CARPENTERS 30,298 254
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 170  
575 ELECTRICIANS 15,430 62
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 10,831  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 30,227 1,148
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,121  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 3,183  
589 GLAZIERS 449  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,632  
595 ROOFERS 4,324  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 419 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,615  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 9,641 254
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 529  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 7,585  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,183 75
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,686 1,086
637 MACHINISTS 39,692 1,473
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 782  
643 BOILERMAKERS 113  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 132 4
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 591  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 12,388 243
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,107 452
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,113 1,330
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 247  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 93 14
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,504 882
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,365 38
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 6,046 210
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 931 138
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 78  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 167  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 172 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,735  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,047  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923 153
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,454 515
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,277  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,361 462
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 344  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 307  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,806 690
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,310 945
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,032 108
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 213  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,560 165
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 721  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,001  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 58,444 3,839
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 484 3
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,611 108
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,416 873
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,111 4,783
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,878 5,380
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,022 12,538
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,093 936
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 665 80
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,466 1,446
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,875 426
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 291 23
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48,808 2,758
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 859 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 420 10
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 126 96
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,157 532
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 814 703
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 20,393 2,842
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 35,131 7,950
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 13,263 62
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 205 54
785 ASSEMBLERS 62,772 10,566
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 3,280 28
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 482 3
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 264  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6,165 1,251
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 462  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,937  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,618  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 215  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 360  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,150 278
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,873 100
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 150  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 28,132 188
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 4,193 371
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,453 584
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,887  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,983  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 5,683 632
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,480 1,073
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 26,992 1,678
TOTAL 893,174 88,253

*(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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