National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFONIC ACIDS, PETROLEUM
CAS # 61789-85-3
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1098

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 286  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,288 411
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,032  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 897 10
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 410  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 195  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 616  
575 ELECTRICIANS 106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 396  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 306  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,394  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 80,862 5,573
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 97 3
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 562  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,376 10
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 50  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,367 996
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,030 22
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,760 69
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,360 82
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 551  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 331 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,236  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 122 23
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 694  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 278  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 360  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,390 402
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 20,719 5,128
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,497 99
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,381 109
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 286  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 22  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 181  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 501  
TOTAL 171,747 13,059

*(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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