National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROCARBON WAXES, CHLORINATED, REACTION PRODUCTS WITH NAPHTHALENE
CAS # 68938-42-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X9880

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 170 41
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,925  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,923  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 703  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 47  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 128  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 378  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 907  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 965  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 142  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 397  
637 MACHINISTS 538  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,424 331
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 78  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,266 127
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 462 55
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 177  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 529 8
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 131  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,494 890
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 281 14
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 129 129
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 700  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 409  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 948  
TOTAL 26,827 1,594

*(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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