National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYL ALCOHOL
CAS # 64-17-5
RTECS # KQ6300000
Agent Code 31500

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 13,267 6,732
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 1,698  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 25,412 298
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 10,721 382
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 85,386 639
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 70,353 25,026
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 7,79 2,93
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 10,236 1,661
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 3,614 933
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 17,807 5,612
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 42,863 19,511
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 58,580 9,425
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 88,904 18,688
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 96,006 45,995
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 8,702 449
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 33,765 10,210
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 7,490 4,237
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 2,127 611
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 16,271 545
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 31,123 3,846
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 69,778 18,516
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 52,895 29,599
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 53,690 5,580
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 49,931 19,433
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 16,838 4,825
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 14,637 1,907
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 13,399 1,678
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 5,733 244
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 17,113 3,248
48 COMMUNICATION 4,244 1,106
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 18,486 1,100
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 13,609 1,879
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 10,117 905
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 19,228 7,295
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 73,398 39,375
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 138,328 57,504
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 44,296 3,642
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 11,019 6,966
80 HEALTH SERVICES 807,039 650,963
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 3,230 503
TOTAL 2,069,125 1,014,002

*(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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