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
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0218

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 184  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 309  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 4,135  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 4,327 148
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 657  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 1,299  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1,336  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 8,406 716
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 3,559  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,250  
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,082  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 15,178 2,954
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 5,031  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 17,987 16
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 7,649 635
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 110,201 4,173
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 7,277 1,091
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 30,908 832
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2,392 191
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 1,850 408
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 2,125  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 502  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 1,021  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 166  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 6,111  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 1,085  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 3,135  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 3,935 3,326
TOTAL 243,099 14,490

*(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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