National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RESIDUAL OILS (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-DEWAXED
CAS # 64742-62-7
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1042

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 674  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,160  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 87  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 115 83
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 491 136
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 56  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,952 115
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,656  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 372  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 67,889 1,441
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 25,786  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,635 10
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,556 56
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 8,293  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 15  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 9,708 77
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 6,405 162
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 44  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,892  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 5,962 109
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,846  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 18,586 73
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 385  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,360  
567 CARPENTERS 3,532  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,155  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,554  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,360  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,252  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,180 9
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,900  
637 MACHINISTS 58,084 1,939
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 168  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 14 2
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,531  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 7  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 122  
679 BOOKBINDERS 2,058 544
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,205  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,000 56
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 59 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,635  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 311  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,032  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,881  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,076 847
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,208  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 773  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,021 14
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,358  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,855 198
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,294 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,667 512
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 336 2
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,735  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 26,990 1,789
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,750 768
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,762 3,425
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,308 38
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 51 21
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,843 1,536
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 976 136
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 87 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 943 297
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,279 31
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,122 1,629
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,643 7
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,290  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17,736 2,390
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 36,178 6,162
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,537 99
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 31 13
785 ASSEMBLERS 36,333 7,138
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 737 58
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,822 37
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 327  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,395  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,344 181
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 109  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,236  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,018 885
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 11,138 683
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,485 367
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 838  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 324  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,389  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 842 409
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,314 52
TOTAL 493,522 35,173

*(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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