National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), CLAY-TREATED LIGHT PARAFFINIC
CAS # 64742-37-6
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1067

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,748 9
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,869  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 691  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,405  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 75  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 156  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 199  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,507 16
637 MACHINISTS 3,150  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 245  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 752 537
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,600 548
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 195  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,781 20
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 93  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 546  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 387  
TOTAL 29,057 1,130

*(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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