National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE, BIS(2-
CAS # 117-81-7
RTECS # TI0350000
Agent Code M0347

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 8,434  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 3,524 183
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 36  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 17,742 152
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 531  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 8,665 3,785
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 5,918 3,409
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 17,192 6,587
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 38,377 16,680
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 19,425 3,197
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 19,839 2,502
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 8,498 3,347
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 2,039  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 53,871 23,924
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1,609 129
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 2,126 587
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 5,411 516
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 10,689 3,262
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 7,059 1,467
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 26,377 17,476
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 14,151 1,180
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 18,275 6,883
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 8,706 2,016
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 569  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 77 61
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 1,708  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 7,672 60
48 COMMUNICATION 5,148 149
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 884  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 1,249  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 4,943 3,615
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 7,408 3,962
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 6,294  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 2,098  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,612 1,625
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,643 164
TOTAL 340,800 106,918

*(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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