National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), HYDROTREATED MIDDLE
CAS # 64742-46-7
RTECS #
Agent Code T1650

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 137 59
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 109 36
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 324  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,515 359
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,060 57
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 319 26
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 631 210
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,652  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,290 568
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,555 1,385
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,275 993
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 126  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 45  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,522 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 42  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 436  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 282  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 338  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,385 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 129  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 101  
567 CARPENTERS 828  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 257  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,038  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,268 170
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,462 161
637 MACHINISTS 5,904 247
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,424 331
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 645 108
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,504 882
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 653  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 168  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 303  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 208  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,705 187
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 360  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,431 989
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 115,384 7,705
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,474 123
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,106  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,714 1,663
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,141 556
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 497  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,427  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,242  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,153  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 253  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 767 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,597 3,805
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,348 516
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,399 35
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,146 417
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,099 354
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,626  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 439 134
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 80  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,413  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,458 1,052
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,744 5
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,715 4,733
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 635 145
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,904 2,475
TOTAL 259,458 32,848

*(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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