National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICON CARBIDE, POWDER
CAS # 409-21-2
RTECS # VW0450000
Agent Code X6494

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 51  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 55  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 711 3
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,054  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 233  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,689  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 6,951 21
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,585 661
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,027  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 742 64
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2,382 733
TOTAL 17,481 1,482

*(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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