National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENYL ETHER
CAS # 101-84-8
RTECS # KN8970000
Agent Code 57210

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 65  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 3,404  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 422 207
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 198  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 4,993 432
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 8,632 1,265
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 7,310 909
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2,976 2,414
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 3,220 2,717
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,833  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 7,112 1,066
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,772 135
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 580 175
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 5,776 313
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 110  
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 82 55
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 142  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 42  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 1,283  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 2,015  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 27,428 17,851
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 109 56
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 932 466
80 HEALTH SERVICES 8,350 5,883
TOTAL 90,789 33,945

*(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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