National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OFC IRON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2209

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 6,610  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 4,420  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 308  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 806  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 226  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 533  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 84  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,839  
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 490  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 50  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 897  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 282  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,628 178
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 209  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 2,436 170
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 118  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 22 2
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 19  
46 PIPE LINES, EXCEPT NATURAL GAS 1,197  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 5,551  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 789  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 300 49
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 894  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 52  
TOTAL 30,760 399

*(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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