National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PARAFFIN WAXES (PETROLEUM), CLAY-TREATED
CAS # 64742-43-4
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1012

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,073 87
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 636 212
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 49 42
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 915 619
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,403 368
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 905 529
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,927 7
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 638  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,204 302
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
575 ELECTRICIANS 484  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,067  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,974  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 237  
637 MACHINISTS 295 9
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,252 1,252
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,113 1,330
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,809 122
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 637  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 243 13
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,311 1,272
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 9
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,127 12,127
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553 889
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 949 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 828 106
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,850 65
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 867 188
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 521 319
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,560 309
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,615 4,352
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,113 444
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 761 372
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 370  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 265  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 427  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 985 73
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 439 354
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 755 329
TOTAL 78,724 28,952

*(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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