National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PENTANONE, 4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-, 2-
CAS # 123-42-2
RTECS # SA9100000
Agent Code M4016

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 210  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 11,809  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 6,125 5
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 1,247  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 9,575  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 7,174 4,183
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 3,473 2,556
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 3,726 2,500
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 5,497 2,593
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 2,947 1,334
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4,987 384
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 14,028 3,231
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 12,234 3,028
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 3,295  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 12,111 4,401
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 5,298 1,471
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 880  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 8,030 54
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 18,529 2,345
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 32,170 10,171
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 10,453 5,617
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 11,576 1,859
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 4,460 1,284
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 9,077 3,241
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 1,572  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 3,354  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 610  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 14,724 142
48 COMMUNICATION 388  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 5,085  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 4,579 299
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 2,344  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 684  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 12,936 10,946
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 2,360 1,354
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 8,141  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 674  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 7,631 4,047
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 667 246
TOTAL 264,662 67,291

*(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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