National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name EXTRACTS (PETROLEUM) MIDDLE DISTILLATE SOLVENT
CAS # 64742-06-9
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1026

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 516  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 501 501
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,425  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,489 1,367
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,231 359
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 394 128
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 830 212
335 FILE CLERKS 153  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 40 7
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 154  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 250 167
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 250 250
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 815 603
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,419 2,353
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,152 146
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 128  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,168  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 155  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,909 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,015  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,021  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,550  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 696  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 36  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,098 87
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 427  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 331  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 14  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,505 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,274 39
567 CARPENTERS 2,169 967
575 ELECTRICIANS 11,738 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 11,640  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,873  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,976  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 253  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 462  
637 MACHINISTS 7,612 97
643 BOILERMAKERS 91  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,577  
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 247  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,967  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 989 75
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,373  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 144 57
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 467  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 102 41
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 979 708
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 436  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,415 820
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 229 229
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,712 1,637
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,482 741
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,381  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 359 102
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 689  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,815 214
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 28,116 8,821
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,795  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 83 7
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,902 1,983
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 742 179
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 140 69
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,448  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,242  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 355  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4,088  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,005  
TOTAL 206,786 23,368

*(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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