National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER OXIDE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X4548

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 5,307  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 14,577 750
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 194  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 427 16
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 492 32
47 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 258 86
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 1,822 230
TOTAL 23,077 1,113

*(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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