National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, C15-18 ALPHA-, SULFURIZED
CAS # 67762-55-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X1656

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 121  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,223  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,189 28
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,263  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 577 9
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 72  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,479  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,529 39
567 CARPENTERS 2,841  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 248  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 21  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,007  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 264 18
637 MACHINISTS 40,598 3,156
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 302  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 353  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 579  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,044  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 731  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,701  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 199  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 148  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 591  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 449  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 775  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,238 177
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,698 421
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,884 243
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,167 2,051
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 42  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 20  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,813  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,942  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 554  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,312  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 895 22
TOTAL 104,932 6,494

*(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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