National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name KAOLINITE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0578

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 16,740 254
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 61  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 277  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 3,623  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 5,124 356
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 573  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,631  
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 637 571
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 11,439 778
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1,385 28
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 227 27
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 893 252
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 38  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 232 58
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 831 739
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 174  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 8,161  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 9,309  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 61 34
TOTAL 61,416 3,097

*(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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