National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM),HEAVY ALKYLATE
CAS # 64741-65-7
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1072

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 409  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 242 19
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 85 28
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 53 42
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,227 249
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433 185
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
313 SECRETARIES 920 920
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 999 233
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,686  
366 METER READERS 2,207  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 113 81
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 7 2
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,462 1,712
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,978 12,866
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 147  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 430  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 716  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,319  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 630 9
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 358 6
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 53  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 632 76
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,437  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 545  
567 CARPENTERS 201  
575 ELECTRICIANS 958  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7,376  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 132  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,844  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 519  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,706  
637 MACHINISTS 5,877 5
643 BOILERMAKERS 35  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 10  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 525  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 35 29
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 348 68
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 94  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,618 848
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 232  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 69 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,709 686
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 42  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,592 303
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 169 7
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 925 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,453 874
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 34 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 274 91
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,106 496
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 358  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,443 772
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 820 442
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 222 63
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 385 154
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,325 118
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 724 188
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,000 46
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 887  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 106  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,817 256
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,188 2,262
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,819 669
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 8,633 547
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 3,819 2,747
785 ASSEMBLERS 19,815 9,347
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,205 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 316  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,969 1,091
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 53 29
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 759  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,310  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 385  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 830 10
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,187  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,288  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 21  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 984 2
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,109 35
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 259 121
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,298  
TOTAL 198,307 40,369

*(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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