National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SAWDUST
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M3191

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 3,289  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 755  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 127,402 283
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 12,882 37
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 60,655  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,224  
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 5  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 390  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 390  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 120,189 20,269
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 72,244 15,633
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 6,063 77
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,964 1,680
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,961  
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 14  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,679 232
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 5,964 143
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 3,219 43
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 6,894 563
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 20,004 43
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,562 163
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 20,632 584
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 1,712 659
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 10,187 1,833
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 516  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 14,019  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 264  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 4,622 3
48 COMMUNICATION 886  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 38  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 22,397 1,636
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 179  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 5,291 70
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 18,618 13,454
80 HEALTH SERVICES 5,243 1,627
TOTAL 555,406 59,031

*(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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