National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUARTZ
CAS # 14808-60-7
RTECS # VV7330000
Agent Code 66495

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 3,205  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 18,653  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 68,610 76
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 31,681 20
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 195,585 721
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,555  
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 1  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 3,281 365
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 5,275 3,586
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 16,626 3,832
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1,639 636
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 13,433 306
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 5,784 1,486
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 31,678 10,430
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,999  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 12,046 4,779
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1,953 820
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 62,141 6,055
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 61,418 1,245
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 66,724 3,055
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 82,842 6,714
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 28,244 10,531
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 40,136 3,522
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 12,696 7,005
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 3,829 1,064
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 174  
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 3,897  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 5,629  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 5,389  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 6,640 28
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 32,767 87
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 15,558 46
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 10,074 905
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 2,576 427
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 2,791 485
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 18,151 3,593
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 8,336  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 10,363  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 50,338 41,070
TOTAL 944,731 112,888

*(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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