National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TARTARIC ACID, L-(+)-
CAS # 87-69-4
RTECS # WW7875000
Agent Code X4599

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 6,111  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 374  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,074 153
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 7,326 643
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 541  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 49 8
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 938 33
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,769 966
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 217 5
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 5,125 2,764
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 106 45
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 971  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,174 909
TOTAL 26,774 5,527

*(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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