National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LACTIC ACID
CAS # 50-21-5
RTECS # OD2800000
Agent Code 80595

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 4,683 2,872
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 7,643 2,928
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 659 41
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 39  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 605 101
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,697 315
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,737 1,824
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 29  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,335  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1,304 21
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,623 541
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 850 65
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 28,125 13,782
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 3,685 1,083
80 HEALTH SERVICES 52,950 39,864
TOTAL 107,962 63,436

*(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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