National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROGEN WAXES, OXIDIZED
CAS # 68153-22-0
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1047

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 274  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 430 3
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,577  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,764  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,919  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,806 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,584  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 333  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,487  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,834 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 211  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,262  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,377  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,352  
575 ELECTRICIANS 685  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,942  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,319 10
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 671  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 825  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,224 32
637 MACHINISTS 18,329 622
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,656  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,055 153
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 282  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 26  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,804 57
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,624  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,119 159
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 580  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,870 683
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,407 97
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 10  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 452  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,218 536
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,051  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,416  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 55  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 71  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 330 113
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,794 160
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 17,597 4,441
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,757  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,822 131
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 621 14
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 531  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 559  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 66  
TOTAL 138,743 9,864

*(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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