National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LAURIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 111-82-0
RTECS #
Agent Code M3860

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 86  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 1,176  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 99  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 780  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 432  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,760 13
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 27,680 62
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 770  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 846  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 502  
TOTAL 34,131 75

*(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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