National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FORMIC ACID
CAS # 64-18-6
RTECS # LQ4900000
Agent Code 33720

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 8,072  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 7,877  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 787  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 25,865 1,823
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 5,595 4,639
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 12,707 2,164
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 8,904 1,554
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,052 269
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 514 49
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 11,552 4,046
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 16,127 5,916
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2,398 108
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 3,386  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 4,393 39
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 5,033 326
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,954 446
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 4,779 2,071
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 4,082 1,006
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,178 1,065
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 648 181
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 324  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 1,697  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 8,722 3,615
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 9,490 1,482
80 HEALTH SERVICES 8,797 6,537
TOTAL 158,933 37,338

*(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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