National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOLVENT NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM), HEAVY AROM.
CAS # 64742-94-5
RTECS #
Agent Code T1764

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. 156 87
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 144  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 576 47
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 94 94
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
185 DESIGNERS 5,414 2,082
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 2,510 1,425
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 586 7
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 86 78
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 305  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,487 222
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,370 425
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,974 226
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,815  
313 SECRETARIES 291 291
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 287 9
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,759 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,113  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 893 155
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 4,989  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 39,359 2,215
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,975 378
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,838 1,608
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,013  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 21,293  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 8,148  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 1,634  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,368  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 432 3
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,710  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 670  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 557 11
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,563  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,383 19
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,828  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 176  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 149  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,474  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,787  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,902 307
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 3,000  
567 CARPENTERS 5,421  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,582  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,662  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,371 460
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 11,756  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 528  
595 ROOFERS 3,637  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,386  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,640  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 891  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 404 72
637 MACHINISTS 7,902 204
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,535 17
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,213 47
668 UPHOLSTERERS 427 47
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 65 65
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 76  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,190 522
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 270 187
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 32 3
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 385  
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 891 186
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 716  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,072 82
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 984 237
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 262 22
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,084 246
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,274  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,266 127
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 29,098 3,163
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 239  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 73 24
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,687 5,262
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 934 934
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 378 23
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,988 574
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,437 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,793 699
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,256 123
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 17
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 26,167 2,112
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,600 160
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,201 148
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 302 23
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 31,728 2,988
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,710 1,818
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,154  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 293 287
785 ASSEMBLERS 24,914 4,667
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,532  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 985 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 264  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,599 353
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,209 447
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 567 363
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 517  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,098 132
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,554 172
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 16,727 200
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,901  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,613 311
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,603  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 417  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,896 4,115
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,221 2,809
TOTAL 442,703 46,549

*(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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