National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CAPRYLIC ACID
CAS # 124-07-2
RTECS # RH0175000
Agent Code 84154

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 473  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 10,326  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 1,275  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 2,821  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 9,558  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 7,887 376
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 8,017 1,436
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 2,000 179
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 13,006 729
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 5,570 954
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,982 670
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 3,367 852
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 9,655 813
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,246  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 247  
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 144  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 6,155 123
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 8,458 158
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 9,884 89
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 21,644 870
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,390 15
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 28,788 619
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 223 25
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2,157  
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 1,870  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 2,617 8
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 1,752  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 3,995 57
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 18,112 87
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 10,113 46
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 11,029  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 150  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 725  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 11,253  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 1,380  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,878 78
TOTAL 222,149 8,182

*(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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