National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOLVENT NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM), LIGHT ALIPH.
CAS # 64742-89-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T1270

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 761  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 292  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 180  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 105 82
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 751 637
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 216 135
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 2  
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 302 58
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 32 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,632 477
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,153 238
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,533 435
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 799 44
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,008 7
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
313 SECRETARIES 291 291
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
335 FILE CLERKS 452 3
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 399 133
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,235 247
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 200  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 429  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 399 57
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 512 347
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 47,452 2,563
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 457  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,295  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 28,036  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,079 2
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,817 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 14,465  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,718 56
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 10,208 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,941 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 35  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,543 87
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 1,579  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 723  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,700  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12,008  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 641  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,022  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,016  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,075 30
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,979 591
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 28,990 254
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 170  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,273  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,316  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 21,185 859
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 8,415  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,741  
595 ROOFERS 80  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,579  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,022  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 529  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,712  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 103 22
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 13,756 760
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,486  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 681  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 5  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 341  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,400 24
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 11,895 6,289
668 UPHOLSTERERS 517 47
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 525 3
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 308  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 538 323
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,771 943
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,075 1,759
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,967 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 364  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 387 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 278  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 742  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 364 10
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,796 477
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 350  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 81  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,970 964
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,007 194
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 353 161
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 274  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40,409 2,479
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 489 54
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,531 1,292
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,476 768
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,516 176
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 312  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,384 1,890
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,501 465
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,259 84
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,613 188
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,509  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 67,317 11,146
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,436 29
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,285 16
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,223 1,495
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,010 911
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 9,779 106
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 345 322
785 ASSEMBLERS 72,886 31,178
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 72  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 3,543 28
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 1,207  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,199 396
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,118  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,744  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 910 40
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,428  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 12,366  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,570 377
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,793  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,492  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,338 5,742
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,208 773
TOTAL 636,938 82,129

*(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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