National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CREOSOTE OIL
CAS # 61789-28-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X5447

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 129  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 508  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 248  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 154 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,389  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,015 371
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 343  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,988 199
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 943  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 193  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 884 3
567 CARPENTERS 143  
575 ELECTRICIANS 334  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,329  
595 ROOFERS 2,209  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,013  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 746  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,227  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,938 21
637 MACHINISTS 4,652  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,471  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 2,440 52
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,558  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 733 147
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 99  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 77  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,542  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,655 294
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,652 1,326
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 462 154
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 285  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 273 123
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 199  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,241  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,837  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,880 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 77  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 31  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,083 856
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 13,575 258
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,994  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,759 124
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,244  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 17  
TOTAL 101,927 3,988

*(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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