National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LECITHINS
CAS # 8002-43-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 80441

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 2,061 883
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 17,949 50
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 11,463  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 7,895 75
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 48,642 388
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 37,411 9,918
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 8,405 2,923
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 8,946 4,480
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 8,960 690
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 7,182 2,610
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 9,818 464
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 22,631 7,488
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 29,381 4,679
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 7,519  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 16,872 3,602
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 871 85
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 3,528  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 7,123 46
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 31,503 2,347
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 69,932 5,589
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 17,825 4,407
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 31,419 676
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 6,190 1,615
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2,288 98
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 7,107  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 6,544 122
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 5,377 244
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 19,808 316
48 COMMUNICATION 9,779 791
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 38,219 258
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 12,190 490
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 7,520 474
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 13,013 427
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 14,604 9,177
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 6,771 2,747
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 35,659  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 2,932  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 86,753 69,863
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,643 164
TOTAL 683,736 138,186

*(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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