National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTANOIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 764-71-6
RTECS # RH0784000
Agent Code M3309

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 862  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,487 165
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 790 36
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 18,414 4,775
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 433 265
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,156  
TOTAL 23,142 5,242

*(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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