National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), HYDRODESULFURIZED MIDDLE
CAS # 64742-80-9
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1051

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,381  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
095 REGISTERED NURSES 103 103
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 103 41
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 158 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 265  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,307 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 166  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,181 98
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 472  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,018 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 544 359
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 426  
369 SAMPLERS 12 12
373 EXPEDITERS 60  
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 24  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,386 1,137
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,643 2,921
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 46  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,312  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 12,157  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,435  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,734 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,357  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 173  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 82  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,543  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 45  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 497  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 353  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,990 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,079  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,452  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,393  
567 CARPENTERS 4,248  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26,888 62
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 782  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 421  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,262  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 5,538 141
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 338  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 3  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 500  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,388 170
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,213  
637 MACHINISTS 10,550 462
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,827 1,522
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 146  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,909  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 556  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 12  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 330  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 166  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 628  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 107  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 263  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 829  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 77  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,245 3
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 493 12
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 332  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 35,099 2,965
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 59  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 71  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 576 170
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 772 487
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,517  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 12
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,032 369
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 226 24
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,018 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 267 10
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,257 201
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 960 729
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,858 986
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,281 972
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,996 274
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,512 2,600
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 131 60
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 219  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,097 400
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 90 12
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 71 71
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 511 24
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 943  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,847 94
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 48  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,053 119
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 16,015 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 15 7
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,289 48
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 12,052  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,653  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 375  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 226 60
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,494 821
TOTAL 287,936 23,767

*(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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