National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OIL, LINSEED, RAW
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3103

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 159 135
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 382 358
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 317 296
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 22 4
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 396 57
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,530  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,566 169
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 75  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 52  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 212  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 214  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 887 105
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,030 309
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
567 CARPENTERS 191  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,768  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,022  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 769 170
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,653  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 10,365 5,773
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,504 882
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 16  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 132  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,776 448
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 48,297 1,904
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,008 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 600  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,959 1,321
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 56 28
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,093  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,914 2,590
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,972  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,758 105
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,492 516
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,235 447
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 525 326
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 72  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 670  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 818  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,294 363
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940 78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,076 351
TOTAL 128,409 17,969

*(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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