National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPIONIC ACID
CAS # 79-09-4
RTECS # UE5950000
Agent Code 62460

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,470 210
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 2,93 2,01
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 7,716 2,985
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,733 873
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,582 441
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 879 75
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 12  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,482 52
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 181 62
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 37 9
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 377 30
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 369 154
48 COMMUNICATION 43 14
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 10,173 1,525
80 HEALTH SERVICES 100 44
TOTAL 31,092 8,489

*(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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