National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MIG-MILD STEEL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2558

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 118  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 4,551  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 13,668  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 4,286 17
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 188  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 192  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 137  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,129  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 709 23
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,900 83
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,875  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 5,334 84
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 3,486  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 15,344 311
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 33,839 273
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,248 159
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 23,469 205
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 109  
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 982 103
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 3,191  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 366  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 184  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 558  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 202  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 5,181  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 9,745  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 8,544  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 92  
TOTAL 142,632 1,258

*(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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