National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETYLENE
CAS # 74-86-2
RTECS # AO9600000
Agent Code 03298

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 1,948 5
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 2,049  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 123  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,167 313
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 15,497 459
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 278  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 91 12
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 824  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 799  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 3,945 133
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,025 431
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 4,005 545
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 310 53
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 409  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 9,462  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 1,750 374
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 1,242  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,038 746
TOTAL 48,962 3,072

*(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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