National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name OIL, FUEL NO. 6
CAS # 68553-00-4
RTECS #  
Agent Code 52136

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 62

SUBTOTAL 62

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
357 MESSENGERS 27

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 27

SUBTOTAL 54

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 346

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 584

SUBTOTAL 930

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 24

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 180

SUBTOTAL 204

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 462
41
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 15

SUBTOTAL 477
41
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 343
14
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 553
143
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 77
7
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 7
7
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 644

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28

883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 644

SUBTOTAL 2,296
171
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 59
14
SUBTOTAL 59
14
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 218

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8

764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 78

795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 74

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 249

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 99

SUBTOTAL 742

TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 413

SUBTOTAL 413

WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS (SIC 51)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090

SUBTOTAL 1,090

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 109

SUBTOTAL 109

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 434

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 46

643 BOILERMAKERS 91

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 60

SUBTOTAL 631

TOTAL 7,067 226
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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