National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FURFURYL ALCOHOL
CAS # 98-00-0
RTECS # LU9100000
Agent Code 34370

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 6,221 453
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 4,139 376
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 532  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 5,889 1,979
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1,661 285
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 3,468 281
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,651 276
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 740  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 8,789 2,104
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 4,086 1,997
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 12,897 89
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 8,856 656
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 3,787 2,474
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 3,821 423
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 5,970 2,500
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2,204 454
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 413  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 616  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 1,954 279
80 HEALTH SERVICES 16  
TOTAL 77,710 14,624

*(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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