National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PENTANONE, 2-
CAS # 107-87-9
RTECS # SA7875000
Agent Code 54480

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 1,466  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 90 6
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 599 599
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,347 54
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1,660 421
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,172 2
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 679 23
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 17  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 188 24
TOTAL 8,218 1,129

*(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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