National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LAURYL ALCOHOL
CAS # 112-53-8
RTECS # JR5775000
Agent Code 28510

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 245  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 8,019 420
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 22  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 2,957 389
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4,329 294
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 10,186 5,311
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 80  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 170 41
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1,093  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 49 17
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 4,406 30
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 179 57
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 1,912  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 925  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 20,714 13,300
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 463 75
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 1,380  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 972 73
TOTAL 58,100 20,007

*(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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