National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TALL OIL
CAS # 8002-26-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 80216

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 199  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 7,876 453
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 12,769 10
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 3,696  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 3,319 1,100
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 9,129 3,372
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 2,896 420
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 6,751 523
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 3,888 2,386
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 11,370 1,652
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 39,891 2,752
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 10,556 872
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 868  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 9,191 3,972
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1,613 108
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 4,093  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 12,280 105
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 35,669 6,348
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 84,592 4,307
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 10,331 3,735
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 40,422 844
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,044 1,688
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 1,378 122
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 3,897  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 4,990 1,412
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 5,973  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 15,532 1,953
48 COMMUNICATION 1,187 29
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 24,019 430
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 11,229 468
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 10,036 1,224
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 2,427 485
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 1,885 582
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 21,228  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 25,160 17,199
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 92  
TOTAL 443,476 58,551

*(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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