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 NAPHTHENIC ACIDS, COBALT SALTS
CAS # 61789-51-3
RTECS # QK8925000 
Agent Code X9188

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109

518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 72

575 ELECTRICIANS 109

637 MACHINISTS 72

SUBTOTAL 362

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,015

516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,240

558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 620

SUBTOTAL 4,082

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 352

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 26

SUBTOTAL 378

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209
725
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 59

SUBTOTAL 1,268
725
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 357
36
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 60
60
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 119

SUBTOTAL 536
96
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 259
52
SUBTOTAL 259
52
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 412

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 46

787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687
46
SUBTOTAL 1,145
46
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 847

679 BOOKBINDERS 462
231
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,343
85
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907
484
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 462

SUBTOTAL 7,021
800
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395

364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 197

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 35

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 494

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 99

798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296

SUBTOTAL 1,516

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 465
232
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 136
19
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39

765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 426
116
785 ASSEMBLERS 291

794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19
19
SUBTOTAL 1,395
386
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 24

SUBTOTAL 24

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 130

364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 746

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 375

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 138

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 196

643 BOILERMAKERS 1,038

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,671

707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519

725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 66

744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 908

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,922
54
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 253

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,034

785 ASSEMBLERS 1,215

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 330

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 198

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 908

SUBTOTAL 13,920
54
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 941

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,442
75
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55
29
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 73

785 ASSEMBLERS 1,906
250
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 195

SUBTOTAL 4,612
354
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 58
24
SUBTOTAL 58
24
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414
302
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 567
140
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 156

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 55

SUBTOTAL 3,220
442
TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 180

SUBTOTAL 180

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707
57
SUBTOTAL 6,707
57
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 18

SUBTOTAL 951

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366
366
SUBTOTAL 366
366
TOTAL 48,000 3,402
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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