National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name IRON CHLORIDE (FECL3)
CAS # 7705-08-0
RTECS # LJ9100000
Agent Code 33160

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 166  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 53 27
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 5,279 1,442
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 2,642 412
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 6,775 1,902
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,600 294
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 576 127
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 65  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 31 6
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 509 50
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 3,188 250
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 19,000 4,675
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 3,184 869
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 3,654 184
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 5,007 2,097
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 81  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 24  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 437  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 704  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 9,174 4,227
80 HEALTH SERVICES 44,609 35,390
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,735 164
TOTAL 108,492 52,117

*(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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