National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHENIC ACIDS, COBALT SALTS
CAS # 61789-51-3
RTECS # QK8925000
Agent Code X9188

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 525  
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 357 36
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,318  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,510  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,015  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,240  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 72  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,790 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
575 ELECTRICIANS 109  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 196 24
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 196  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 567 140
637 MACHINISTS 1,478 232
643 BOILERMAKERS 1,038  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,671  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 136 19
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,551 811
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 484
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 59  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,943 240
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,327  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 644 116
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,089  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,411 250
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 330  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 195  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 198  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 620  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,088  
TOTAL 48,001 3,402

*(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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