National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINUM OXIDE
CAS # 1344-28-1
RTECS # BD1200000
Agent Code 20265

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 3,925  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 55,701 849
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 27,474 539
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 125,426 562
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 21,324  
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 41  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 11,121 1,072
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 27,786 18,530
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 27,049 4,322
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 32,711 11,801
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 31,600 1,128
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 21,207 2,270
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 31,501 3,749
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 22,825 217
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 65,058 19,770
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1,612 826
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 64,486 11,106
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 64,248 647
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 131,034 12,597
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 176,176 9,186
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 60,833 13,051
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 72,007 3,920
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 39,819 13,847
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 18,613 3,410
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 312  
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 637  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 8,561  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 16,569 88
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 28,238 579
48 COMMUNICATION 287  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 17,243 203
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 44,954 788
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 16,298 905
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 2,629  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 5,103 3,893
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 16,007 1,923
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 34,216  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 12,376  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 8,412 5,749
TOTAL 1,345,787 147,525

*(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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