National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIESEL FUEL NO. 2
CAS # 68476-34-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X3014

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,179  
029 BUYERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, EXCEPT FARM PRODUCTS 797 797
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 81  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 349  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 360 38
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 845 319
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 322 242
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12,658 361
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 2,455  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 2,356  
276 CASHIERS 885 885
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 2,993  
357 MESSENGERS 2,589  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,250  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 16 16
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 83  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 734 568
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 28,341 392
479 FARM WORKERS 403  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,413  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 297  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 18,852  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 40,453 539
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 346  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,471  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 18,520 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,859  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,642  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 2,527  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,446  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,808  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 13,673 5
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 5,695  
567 CARPENTERS 8,862 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 7,363  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,491  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,161  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 3,699  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 483 161
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 137  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,126  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 4,419  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 1,498  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 7,672  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 618  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,397  
637 MACHINISTS 5,068 1,382
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,885  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 860  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 232  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 68  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,654  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 349  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 875  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,248  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 449  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,596 571
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,476 768
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 644  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 642  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,093 3
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 323  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,810 583
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,335  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 13,562  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,980 713
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 275  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 606 134
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 97  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 145,836 1,019
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 6,643  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 7,135 1,258
808 BUS DRIVERS 3,647  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 1,169  
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 570  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 3,542  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 51,523 1,391
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 2,417  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,642  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 1,269 30
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 35,890 3,181
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8,584 3
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,813  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 55,368 1,606
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,367  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 429  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,091  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,599  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 31,539 3,986
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 631  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 39,004 230
TOTAL 717,089 21,282

*(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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