National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, COCO, POLYMERS WITH ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
CAS # 68604-69-3
RTECS #
Agent Code E0116

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 40  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 679  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 386  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 4,345  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 1,418  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 2,833 282
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 4  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 57  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,939 54
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,901  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 562  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 8,192 632
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 35  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 1,708  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 1,152  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 596  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 851 715
TOTAL 28,696 1,682

*(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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