National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WHITE PETROLATUM
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5683

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 19,884 9,803
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 1,090 112
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 75 75
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 11,977 11,977
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 134 134
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,551 1,458
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 801 151
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,940 235
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,112 112
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 7 7
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 226 226
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 519 91
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,709 874
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 134 107
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 5,792 201
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 4,515 1,906
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 120 20
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 2 2
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 243  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 23 23
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 5,445 2,145
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 192 136
80 HEALTH SERVICES 642,706 573,103
TOTAL 701,196 602,899

*(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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