National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKANES, C10-14-ISO-
CAS # 68551-18-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X2027

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 249  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 220 147
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 3,161 725
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,309  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 7,275  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,065  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,009  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 97 7
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 291  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 328  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 168 93
TOTAL 16,171 973

*(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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