National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), ACID-TREATED LIGHT PARAFFINIC
CAS # 64742-21-8
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1090

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 124  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,118  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 590  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 831  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,218  
637 MACHINISTS 86  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,672 2,486
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,119 994
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 684 684
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 323  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 531  
TOTAL 13,296 4,163

*(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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