National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PETROLEUM RESINS
CAS # 64742-16-1
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1024

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,830  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 100 100
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 80  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,529 359
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 775 55
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,138 57
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 918 143
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,730  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 161 46
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 408  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,386 1,607
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,292 775
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,782 741
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 280  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 670  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,045  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 454 33
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 12  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,313  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,214 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,745  
567 CARPENTERS 18,310 3
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 64  
575 ELECTRICIANS 230  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 92  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,801  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
589 GLAZIERS 1,355  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 3,583  
595 ROOFERS 7,117  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 894  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,318 170
637 MACHINISTS 1,862  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,252 1,252
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,758  
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,317 2,948
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 112  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,932 541
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 253 23
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 76,723 4,836
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,140 123
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,150 1,292
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,136 2,077
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,446 233
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,065 166
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,376 237
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 480 160
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,602  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 850 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,376 99
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 3
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 945 285
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 36 18
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 44  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,189 1,779
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,563 1,219
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,083 171
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 490  
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,926 4,454
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 660 587
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 236 68
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,152 405
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 874  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 54  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 90  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,761 630
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 12,404  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,933 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,534  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,965 2,024
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,299  
TOTAL 267,878 31,152

*(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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