National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OILS, HERRING, POLYMD., OXIDIZED
CAS # 68082-77-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X1496

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 14  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 627  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 415 35
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 232  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 220  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 38  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 8,962  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 120  
637 MACHINISTS 3,446 82
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 44  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 26  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,163  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,461 52
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 155  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 203  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,454 4,352
785 ASSEMBLERS 65  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3  
TOTAL 34,074 4,521

*(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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