National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GILSONITE
CAS # 12002-43-6
RTECS # LY9148000
Agent Code T1876

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 7,885  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 392  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 2,703  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 8,399 2,149
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 6,150 497
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 81  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 11,550 380
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 5,124 356
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,312 146
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 7,773 29
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,579 454
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 4,400 22
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 3,908 55
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 559 200
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 901 225
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 1,708 244
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 3,250  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 995  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 898 507
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 575 246
TOTAL 71,141 5,510

*(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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