National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), SWEETENED MIDDLE
CAS # 64741-86-2
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1062

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 475  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 355  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,389 356
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 396 57
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,153 1,025
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 473  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 46 46
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 322  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,259 133
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,123  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 342  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 41  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 77  
567 CARPENTERS 3,213  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 690 170
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,240  
637 MACHINISTS 2,837  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 636  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 107  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 689 448
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 49,678 1,498
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 582  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,051 837
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,137  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,677 27
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,439  
785 ASSEMBLERS 464  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 80  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,130 1,538
TOTAL 97,850 6,719

*(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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