National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPANE
CAS # 74-98-6
RTECS # TX2275000
Agent Code 26615

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 8,011 1,813
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 11,099 50
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 78,221 637
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 40,841 624
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 147,045 399
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 38,019 3,353
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 67  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 17,842 7,020
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 83,416 66,980
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 15,857 430
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 20,398 9,078
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 43,150 3,488
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 96,638 24,680
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 25,384 4,011
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 37,864 1,359
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 24,252 10,952
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 3,328 918
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 20,279 120
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 20,905 269
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 80,941 25,181
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 185,461 24,030
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 99,617 36,488
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 45,870 3,140
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 44,186 14,492
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 16,459 8,293
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 2,416 392
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 8,553 945
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 29,913 1,941
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 12,745  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 56,343 892
47 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 86  
48 COMMUNICATION 24,902 803
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 79,536 1,119
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 64,710 714
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 9,917  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 36,631 655
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 30,960 17,060
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 131,790 46,964
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 87,830  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 14,831  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 272,067 208,647
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 2,494 411
TOTAL 2,071,479 528,348

*(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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