National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, C18-24, ETHYLENE POLYMN. BY-PRODUCT
CAS # 68914-55-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X2861

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 330  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 145  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,657 132
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 10,659 364
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 53  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 244  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 4,191 1,295
TOTAL 17,279 1,790

*(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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