National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROCARBON WAXES (PETROLEUM), CLAY-TREATED MICROCRYST.
CAS # 64742-42-3
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1045

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
085 DENTISTS 56 14
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 190 63
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 124  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,562 350
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 52  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 710 516
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 49
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,367 42
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 172 172
575 ELECTRICIANS 473  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 22  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 247  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 9  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 336  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 180  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 357 119
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 379 28
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 923  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,775 809
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 711  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,521 52
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,119 454
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 27  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,368 137
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 851  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 566 470
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 108  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 329  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,507 2,313
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 840 549
TOTAL 40,651 6,552

*(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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