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 ETHER
CAS # 60-29-7
RTECS # KI5775000
Agent Code 32590

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 7,506  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 24,948 842
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 39,983 1,410
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 6,382  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 8,234 2,476
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 644  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 829  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4,093 11
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 993  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 20,302 3,689
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 293 56
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 57  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 5,165 520
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,949 73
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 462  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,373 10
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,500 1,439
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 7,979 7
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 136 51
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 1,027  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 16,272  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 14,403 88
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 6,759  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 2,728  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 4,356  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 19,271 278
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 17,308 4,601
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 27,402  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 1,380  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 26,012 20,132
TOTAL 272,746 35,683

*(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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