National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MINERAL OIL, LIGHT U.S.P.
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1085

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 246  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 88 73
086 VETERINARIANS 2,621 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 37,858 36,912
096 PHARMACISTS 1,093 712
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 70 63
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,100 1,048
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 171 122
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 64 16
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 211  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 164 35
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 460 430
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 307 133
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 935 883
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,673 28
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,561  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,389  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,138  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 671 35
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,895 68
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 121  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 61 30
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 578  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,195 4,872
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,754 1,739
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,453 6,453
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,196 326
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,060 266
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,414 1,767
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 538  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 273 61
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 362 89
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,034 1,034
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 199 187
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 23  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 921 480
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 304  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 847 385
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 435  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 363 254
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 746 180
TOTAL 96,439 60,023

*(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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