National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, LIQUEFIED GAS, SWEETENED
CAS # 68476-86-8
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1074

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 105 82
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 248 173
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 574  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 679 136
335 FILE CLERKS 15 15
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 168 56
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 322 6
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,252 886
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,249  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 86  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 310 23
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 101  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 248  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,586 46
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 16  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 84  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 126  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,113 110
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,978 21
575 ELECTRICIANS 341  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 27  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 262  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 395  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 10,468 431
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 167 52
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 402 17
679 BOOKBINDERS 242  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 705 58
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 161  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 93 37
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 153 113
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 191  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,531 204
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 400  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 93  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 231  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 379 16
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 44  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 275 3
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,969 530
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,264 207
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 59  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,863 578
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 51  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 598 280
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,095  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,793 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 256  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 153  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 56  
TOTAL 68,124 4,125

*(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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