National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKANES, C6-18, CHLORO
CAS # 68920-70-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X9941

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 14  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 61  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,725  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,420  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 134  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,867 408
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,168 41
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,656  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,254  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,617  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 80  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 656  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,885 39
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 275  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 73  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 12,738  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 249  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,362  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 33,130 1,950
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 4  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 334  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 51 4
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,951  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 339  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,670 12
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,313 659
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,801 460
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,061 1,196
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 43  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 87 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,752 104
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 30  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 59
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 707  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,094 150
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 267 10
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,763 110
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,623 685
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 25,588 4,970
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,079 205
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,440 3,984
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 294  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 624 88
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 373  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 467  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 14  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 276 22
TOTAL 148,765 15,302

*(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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