National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WHITE MINERAL OIL (PETROLEUM)
CAS # 8042-47-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X5299

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 464 44
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 87 19
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 786 88
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 233  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 122 31
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 148 105
084 PHYSICIANS 1,040 788
086 VETERINARIANS 2,421 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 75,246 66,793
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 393 274
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 361 258
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,627 2,042
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 9,812 7,475
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 278 146
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,504 2,463
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 861 615
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 109 36
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,164 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,561 1,511
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,492 1,525
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,006 565
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 13,932 527
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 287 9
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,153 837
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,974 1,241
366 METER READERS 825  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 183  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,067 1,550
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,362 775
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 335 285
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 107 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,811 3,048
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,588 5,306
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 13,473 8,300
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 50,989 15,546
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,738 574
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,817  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,594  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 210  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,443  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,365  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 767  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 130 65
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,495  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,097  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,754 47
567 CARPENTERS 1,219  
575 ELECTRICIANS 10,236  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 139  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,130  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 716  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,026 252
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,885 22
637 MACHINISTS 10,913 1,257
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 10  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 10  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7,241 281
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 130 130
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
667 TAILORS 1,930 1,720
668 UPHOLSTERERS 75 75
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
679 BOOKBINDERS 553 267
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,813 1,634
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 4,658 926
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 490  
687 BAKERS 684 124
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,171  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 14  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 898  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 972 287
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 165 16
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 665 194
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,791 32
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 912 237
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,177 1,704
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,257 4,924
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 384  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 85,641 4,652
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,426 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 85  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,437 1,640
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,240 1,255
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,172 1,917
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 45,919 44,960
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 299 299
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,231 250
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,100 1,074
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 768 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,235 328
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 690 53
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 307 77
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 293 293
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 961  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 114  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,656 1,034
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 26,473 9,599
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 14,163 1,416
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,745 285
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 41,200 24,231
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 51  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9,859 6,529
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 312 130
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,522 263
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,859 291
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 14,220 183
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,569 730
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,749  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,315 4,733
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 612 145
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,604 1,208
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,484 578
TOTAL 633,350 249,735

*(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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