National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO((1,1,3,3-TETRAMETHYLBUTYL)PHENYL) ETHER
CAS # 9036-19-5
RTECS # MD0907600
Agent Code X5849

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 8,301 1,913
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 3,577  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 21,577 25
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 7,789 570
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 48,115  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 37,027 6,749
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 13,596 1,455
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 506 366
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 6,297 303
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1,818  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 15,010 832
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 36,589 4,742
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 20,532 4,590
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 2,167 105
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 23,958 11,071
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2,492 1,162
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 2,515 277
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 3,411 37
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 33,569 19,606
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 46,577 11,360
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 33,590 22,480
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 32,187 1,421
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 14,454 7,045
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 10,430 5,030
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 1,351 392
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 208  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 1,478 386
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 2,632  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 12,971 57
46 PIPE LINES, EXCEPT NATURAL GAS 599  
48 COMMUNICATION 9,804 1,110
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 7,297 86
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 9,188 138
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 8,201  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 7,554 2,271
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 59,102 27,875
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 10,730  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 2,318  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 127,450 93,122
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 730 365
TOTAL 687,698 226,942

*(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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