National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OILS, OCOTEA PRETIOSA
CAS # 68917-09-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X2014

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 187 187
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 988 197
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 284 262
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,017 1,017
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 152 62
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 596
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 94  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
335 FILE CLERKS 172  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 361  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 333  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 6,631 5,055
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,493 1,468
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,027  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 61  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,263  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,063  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 92  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,252  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,359 39
575 ELECTRICIANS 639  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 580  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 184  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,799 6
637 MACHINISTS 35,115 573
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 169 72
667 TAILORS 66  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 9 7
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,676  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 199 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 437 8
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,729 1,127
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,385 60
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 439  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,469 1,197
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 394  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 384 28
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 404 63
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,136 21
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,186 156
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 167  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,717 5,717
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 686 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,600 636
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,726 494
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,475  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,950  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,209 414
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 7  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,155 329
TOTAL 146,523 26,322

*(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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