National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AWKWARD-POSTURES
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P2001

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 1,776  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 32,866  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 153,008 2,167
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 47,645 885
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 316,363 559
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 52,004 15,793
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 7 2
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 46,356 19,604
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 50,426 43,131
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 26,457 2,363
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 9,845 4,087
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 22,389 1,366
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 16,126 2,837
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 18,156 461
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 7,186 165
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 12,563 1,947
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 4,705 2,675
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 21,495 220
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 19,208 200
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 52,278 1,169
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 43,402 1,323
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 18,745 2,807
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 69,344 9,842
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 4,641 634
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 17,357 6,869
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 22,739 9,367
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 47,976 3,025
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 6,130 363
46 PIPE LINES, EXCEPT NATURAL GAS 13,358  
48 COMMUNICATION 38,388 1,952
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 65,345 519
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 45,092  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 398  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 43,440  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 27,764 19,324
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 71,037 20,704
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 63,839  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 11,383  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 83,099 65,573
TOTAL 1,604,408 241,957

*(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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