National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETONITRILE
CAS # 75-05-8
RTECS # AL7700000
Agent Code 02900

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 4,059 1,824
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 9,081 1,314
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 293 56
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 159  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 610 44
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 57 26
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 478  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 14,010 3,019
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,594 1,692
TOTAL 31,341 7,975

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) 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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