National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM), C20-50, HYDROTREATED NEUTRAL OIL-BASED, HIGH VISCOSITY
CAS # 72623-85-9
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1071

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,609 408
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,416 1,285
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,189  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,108  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 133  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,330  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 911 716
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 43  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,009 302
567 CARPENTERS 3,773  
575 ELECTRICIANS 978  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,367  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 134  
637 MACHINISTS 2,639 29
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 2,552  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,502 985
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,351  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,939  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,892 10,892
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 490  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,175  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,654 4,489
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 232  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,912 2,992
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,953  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,958  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 16  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,812  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 844  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 367 245
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 644  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 156  
TOTAL 108,671 22,350

*(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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