National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RESIDUAL OILS (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT DEASPHALTED
CAS # 64741-95-3
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1018

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,153 1,025
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 369 216
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,712 414
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 60  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 564  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 84  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,163  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,858  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,891  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 45  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,908 3
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,038  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 7,333  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,722 13
637 MACHINISTS 61  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 239  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 69  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 245  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 249  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,664  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 145 38
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 106 8
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 23  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,720  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 104  
785 ASSEMBLERS 346 52
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 29  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,888 1,992
TOTAL 46,089 3,763

*(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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