National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANE
CAS # 110-54-3
RTECS # MN9275000
Agent Code 36955

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 263  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 4,843  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 38,800 659
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 2,691  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 72,713 821
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 9,599 1,900
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 11  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 2,202 265
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 3,531 3,397
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 10,000 1,535
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 14,338 2,048
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 17,141 4,808
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 73,471 14,690
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 20,313 2,324
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 3,965 161
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 55,086 18,768
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 9,406 6,025
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 4,613 1,072
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1,672  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 24,540 4,028
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 25,889 2,602
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 10,892 5,993
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 17,694 1,719
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 17,746 5,753
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 3,148 1,395
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 992  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 5,633 61
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 610  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 25,494 85
48 COMMUNICATION 1,150 352
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 23,282 325
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 6,561 170
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 1,739  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 16,495 427
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 5,408 3,751
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 34,487 6,398
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 16,084  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 5,146  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 53,766 46,580
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,587 615
TOTAL 643,101 138,726

*(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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