National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MERCURY CHLORIDE (HGCL2)
CAS # 7487-94-7
RTECS # OV9100000
Agent Code 84274

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 200 73
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 34  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 726 225
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 230 56
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 205  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 449 8
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 15,841 4,477
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 93 24
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 2,881 37
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 953  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 21  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 317  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 5,443 556
80 HEALTH SERVICES 18,098 13,260
TOTAL 45,491 18,717

*(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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