National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PARAFFIN, CHLORINATED
CAS # 63449-39-8
RTECS # RV0450000
Agent Code X5417

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 269  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 12  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 191  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 12 6
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 333  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 9  
096 PHARMACISTS 432 203
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 277  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,141  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 70  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 138 104
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 20  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,764 611
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,420  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,358 69
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,461 211
366 METER READERS 2,207  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 44,054 938
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,008  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 663  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,041  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 82  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,751  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 16  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,609 77
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,738 9
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 142  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,552  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 5,155 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,497  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 13,855 54
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 157  
567 CARPENTERS 6,612  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,765  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 462  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 13,569  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,116  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 8,427 562
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,196  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,308  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 17,217 167
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 159,581 7,683
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 97 3
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 10  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 14 2
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,601  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 53  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
679 BOOKBINDERS 960 480
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 10,878 1,247
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 23  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 131  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 146  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 549  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,925 1,715
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,854 1,216
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 12,636 2,726
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,493 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,255 601
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,019 1,264
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,214  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,842 111
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,890 477
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,081  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 347 123
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,528  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,233 21
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,378 22
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,760 898
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,879  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 51 21
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 798 122
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,134  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 369  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 309  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,098  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 337 11
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 109  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,841 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 29,454 1,875
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 40,372 6,664
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 15,492 144
785 ASSEMBLERS 21,044 4,256
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 8  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,949 714
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 22  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 40  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 357  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,847  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 875  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,462  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,004  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,063 417
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 134  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,359 409
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,412 404
TOTAL 573,193 38,354

*(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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