National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORON OXIDE
CAS # 1303-86-2
RTECS # ED7900000
Agent Code 12963

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 4,962  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 61,026 562
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 1,117  
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 12  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 148  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 537  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 872  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 180  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 575  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 2,313 162
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 172  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 2,871 1,500
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 10,451 4,373
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,824 16
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 15,854 1,811
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 21,266 992
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 8,948 2,394
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 8,884 722
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 8,455 4,616
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 4,068 850
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 1,020  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 76  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 883  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 1,906 230
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 2,233  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 574 227
TOTAL 162,342 18,457

*(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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