National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, PENTAHYDRATE
CAS # 11130-12-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X7020

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 241  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 3,144  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 3,999 868
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 83 51
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 685 131
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 10,890 9,283
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 3,615 734
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,137 846
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4,446 405
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 7,936 604
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,531 249
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 8,213 5,664
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 5,442 642
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 818 322
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,849 520
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 3,096 1,191
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 992 333
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 12,894 308
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 713 109
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2,251 871
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 494  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 6,707 57
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 5,297  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 1,205  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 4,389  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 2,427 485
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 2,020 75
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 5,119  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,937 502
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 92  
TOTAL 105,414 24,711

*(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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