National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TALC
CAS # 14807-96-6
RTECS # WW2710000
Agent Code 71055

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 4,029 2,015
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 37,599  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 50,336 193
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 6,466 75
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 191,013 320
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 11,665 2,671
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 1  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 3,891 290
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 5,474 3,502
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 26,415 5,652
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 33,962 9,042
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 26,946 2,538
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 58,239 9,874
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 44,906 17,256
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 7,212 161
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 66,526 17,398
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 7,085 2,544
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 22,617 4,606
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 15,701 156
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 36,222 1,729
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 79,060 11,648
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 35,636 12,328
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 77,459 6,552
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 13,575 4,897
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 18,147 7,258
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 65  
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 6,706  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 7,727 552
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 6,689 244
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 25,533 313
48 COMMUNICATION 8,227 29
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 57,351 374
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 16,591 348
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 10,274 905
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 7,664 427
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 25,090 11,129
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 16,307 662
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 50,560  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 10,891  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 235,868 211,123
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,643 164
TOTAL 1,367,384 348,973

*(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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