| Agent Name | FORMALDEHYDE |
|---|---|
| CAS # | 50-00-0 |
| RTECS # | LP8925000 |
| Agent Code | 33640 |
| SIC | Industry Description (1972) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | AGRICULTURAL SERVICES | 11,757 | 6,101 |
| 13 | OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION | 14,667 | |
| 15 | GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS | 17,947 | 478 |
| 16 | HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS | 921 | |
| 17 | SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS | 33,493 | |
| 20 | FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS | 20,960 | 3,562 |
| 21 | TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS | 81 | 31 |
| 22 | TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS | 33,825 | 5,428 |
| 23 | APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS | 72,651 | 59,061 |
| 24 | LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS | 33,755 | 5,659 |
| 25 | FURNITURE AND FIXTURES | 49,594 | 13,002 |
| 26 | PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS | 55,285 | 9,064 |
| 27 | PRINTING AND PUBLISHING | 80,869 | 11,750 |
| 28 | CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS | 74,846 | 13,274 |
| 29 | PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS | 9,395 | 166 |
| 30 | RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS | 39,254 | 5,742 |
| 31 | LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS | 11,287 | 6,476 |
| 32 | STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS | 29,019 | 2,532 |
| 33 | PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES | 28,014 | 305 |
| 34 | FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS | 47,280 | 8,386 |
| 35 | MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL | 64,195 | 6,798 |
| 36 | ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT | 40,492 | 15,112 |
| 37 | TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT | 59,761 | 3,921 |
| 38 | INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS | 17,159 | 4,708 |
| 39 | MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES | 16,783 | 5,072 |
| 40 | RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION | 1,351 | 392 |
| 41 | LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT | 767 | |
| 42 | TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING | 3,363 | 748 |
| 45 | TRANSPORTATION BY AIR | 25,816 | 2,739 |
| 47 | TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | 1,333 | 1,075 |
| 48 | COMMUNICATION | 8,244 | 43 |
| 49 | ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES | 519 | |
| 50 | WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS | 19,136 | 880 |
| 51 | WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS | 4,192 | 431 |
| 55 | AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS | 16,271 | 2,728 |
| 72 | PERSONAL SERVICES | 58,235 | 29,238 |
| 73 | BUSINESS SERVICES | 102,760 | 37,370 |
| 76 | MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES | 1,306 | 1,132 |
| 80 | HEALTH SERVICES | 220,357 | 178,050 |
| 84 | MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS | 1,643 | 164 |
| TOTAL | 1,329,322 | 441,902 | |
*(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.