National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 93-58-3
RTECS # DH3850000
Agent Code M1650

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 8,707 3,484
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 185  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 3,285 684
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 114  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 124  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 255 49
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 3,003 459
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 387 18
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 662  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,455 432
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 15,999 5,043
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 19,192 8,816
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 6,703 403
48 COMMUNICATION 4,949  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 734  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 2,273 2,273
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 28  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 932 466
80 HEALTH SERVICES 4,654 2,903
TOTAL 73,641 25,030

*(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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