National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RESIDUES (PETROLEUM), VACUUM
CAS # 64741-56-6
RTECS #
Agent Code T1857

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
278 NEWS VENDORS 423  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,396  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,962 300
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 8  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 559  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 244  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,088  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 256  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 469  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,727  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 374  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
575 ELECTRICIANS 17,531  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 19,910 12
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,325 2
637 MACHINISTS 6,744 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 14  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 684  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 772  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 221  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,516  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 579  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,099  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 573 64
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 645 322
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,536  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 394  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,162  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,756  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,003 71
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 149 37
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 119
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,735  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 683 171
TOTAL 101,932 1,164

*(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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