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 STEEL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2598

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 6,697  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 2,647  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 8,181  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 9,571  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 515  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 51  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 196  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 516  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 758 36
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,343  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 63  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,612  
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,626  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 367  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 4,403 67
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 5,461  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 3,789  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 7,603  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,915  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 5,794 96
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 207  
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 312  
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 3,981  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 3,666  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 990  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 2,930  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 1,751  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 9,959  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 8,721  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 179  
TOTAL 96,804 199

*(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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