National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANE
CAS # 74-84-0
RTECS # KH3800000
Agent Code 29325

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 6,951  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 771  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,927 114
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 33,001 1,272
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 14 2
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 599 88
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 249  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 5,794 263
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 6,372 889
80 HEALTH SERVICES 70 70
TOTAL 56,749 2,699

*(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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