National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name XYLENE, 5-TERT-BUTYL-2,4,6-TRINITRO-, M-
CAS # 81-15-2
RTECS # CZ7210000
Agent Code 83002

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 65  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 1,996  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 3,186 1,087
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 422 207
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 114  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,053  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 5,064 477
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 8,317 1,522
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 6,293 626
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2,976 2,414
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 3,607 2,734
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 3,557  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 5,366 1,018
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 19,326 5,291
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 19,295 8,842
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 5,845 554
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 82 55
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 84  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 1,843  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 372  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 734  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 1,755  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 25,420 13,088
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 189 56
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 932 466
80 HEALTH SERVICES 15,519 10,517
TOTAL 134,413 48,955

*(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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