National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENE, TRICHLORO-
CAS # 79-01-6
RTECS # KX4550000
Agent Code 73790

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 1,695 1,695
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 5,463 3,106
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 5,420 5,306
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 1,879 1,287
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,062 604
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 51  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 26,846 21,509
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 1,226 1,188
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 4,932 1,189
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1,352  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4,331 1,846
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 26,317 10,227
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 10,277 3,151
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 2,020  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 15,772 2,381
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 65  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,494 1,341
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 5,047 417
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 49,043 30,065
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 22,210 2,786
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 97,000 47,714
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 9,305 559
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 16,293 5,032
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 6,261 2,938
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 262  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 5,852 5,072
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 15,216 3,782
48 COMMUNICATION 8,776 1,802
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 4,336 429
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 3,735 2,260
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 704  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 6,692  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 1,044 70
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 12,973 3,475
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 11,197 4,861
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 812  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 11,302 9,059
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,643 164
TOTAL 401,373 175,316

*(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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