National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. FOOD YELLOW 3, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 2783-94-0
RTECS # QK2450000
Agent Code M2135

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 1,112  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 170 106
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 21,474 7,640
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 429 45
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 62  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 32  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 688 287
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 13,869 8,744
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 525 43
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 156 37
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 379 152
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 944  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 29 18
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 206 125
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 246 55
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,265 2,368
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 165 165
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 1,875 268
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 837 101
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 528  
48 COMMUNICATION 181  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 327 164
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 1,024 104
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 6,592 474
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 258 172
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 31,106 20,974
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 47,717 20,468
80 HEALTH SERVICES 61,637 41,056
TOTAL 195,835 103,566

*(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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