National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENE OXIDE
CAS # 75-21-8
RTECS # KX2450000
Agent Code 32550

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 1,838 1,608
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 7,885  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,691 35
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 9,099 1,462
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 6,134 5,761
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 35  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4,517 36
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 14,829 4,241
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 37,973 8,735
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 2,048  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 10,628 2,694
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2,030 177
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,338  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 315  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,040 151
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 6,547 132
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 5,740 2,958
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 24,908 198
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2,297 890
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 384 159
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 44  
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 626  
48 COMMUNICATION 1,792 36
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 773 86
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 7,924  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 12,488 8,111
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 5,762 309
80 HEALTH SERVICES 98,997 82,308
TOTAL 270,683 120,086

*(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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