National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name X-RADIATION
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0450

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 18,118 7,143
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 1,340 78
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 989 12
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,913 571
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 948 93
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 461  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 402  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 4,988 261
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 189 18
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 682 7
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 4,975 1,107
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 3,231 253
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2,240 469
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 187  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 89  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 11,680 1,346
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 1,190  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 150,005 113,382
TOTAL 203,628 124,739

*(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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