National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), CHEMICALLY NEUTRALIZED MIDDLE
CAS # 64742-30-9
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1050

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 309  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 391 108
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 892 833
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 125  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 631 210
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 446 35
384 PROOFREADERS 303 303
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,591 387
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 19,138  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,438  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 4,821 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 307  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,286  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 692  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 29  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 44  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 52  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 204  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,339  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 11,145  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 95  
567 CARPENTERS 1,782 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,264  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 83  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,449 12
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,999  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 216  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,759  
637 MACHINISTS 6,457 27
643 BOILERMAKERS 14  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,505 1,505
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 86  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 255 64
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 854 32
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 39  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,463 203
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 34  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 827 812
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 717 48
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 923 770
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 603  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,862 68
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 431 54
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 385 154
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 161  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,310  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,227 94
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 185 11
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,282 164
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,602  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,177 562
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 2  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,234 1,668
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162 108
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 623  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 485 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,294  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 472  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 249  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 882  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,022  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 115 115
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,560 102
TOTAL 165,584 9,669

*(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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