National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GILSONITE
CAS # 12002-43-6
RTECS # LY9148000
Agent Code T1876

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 450 440
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 29 29
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 396  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 58  
315 TYPISTS 72  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115 24
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,275 38
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 102  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 20  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 444  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 259  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 1,810 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 225  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 66  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 399  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 20  
637 MACHINISTS 1,971 22
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 3,974 417
668 UPHOLSTERERS 427 47
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 777  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 708  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,272 55
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 45  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,727 40
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 110 110
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,347 28
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,136  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13 13
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,203 1,820
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,307 29
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,275  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,897 691
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 416  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,439 430
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 109  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 468  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,108  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 358  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 272  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,375  
TOTAL 71,141 5,510

*(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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