National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHLORO-3-METHYLPHENOL, 4-
CAS # 59-50-7
RTECS # GO7100000
Agent Code 84772

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 257 51
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 1,066  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,040  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,020 245
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 101  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 77  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 7,592 39
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 20,798 1,879
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 75,826 1,399
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 33,927 5,153
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 9,882 94
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2,815 12
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 2,427 485
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 5,495 2,482
80 HEALTH SERVICES 13,609 12,495
TOTAL 175,929 24,335

*(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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