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, C16-18 AND C18-UNSATD., ME ESTERS
CAS # 67762-38-3
RTECS #
Agent Code E0725

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 999 499
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 7,050  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 3,470 781
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,702 53
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2,187 611
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 398  
TOTAL 15,805 1,944

*(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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