National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name IMIDAZOLE, 2-METHYL-, 1H-
CAS # 693-98-1
RTECS # NI7175000
Agent Code A1324

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 372 139
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 3,051 1,595
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 430  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 30  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 34 11
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,591 1,054
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 909 253
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 606 21
TOTAL 7,023 3,073

*(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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