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-POLYPROPYLENE
CAS # 9003-11-6
RTECS # TP9949500
Agent Code X7313

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 9,760 4,316
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 25,591  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 5,128  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 12,445  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 40,484  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 40,276 6,376
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 39,977 12,211
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 31,080 24,528
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 24,499 2,063
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 10,666 4,845
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 36,422 4,188
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 21,432 2,993
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 12,867 821
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 7,008 184
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 15,898 3,030
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 5,286 2,992
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 17,991 130
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 22,367 339
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 28,751 674
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 63,914 1,476
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 35,074 10,740
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 63,985 4,701
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 11,608 2,190
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 6,625 2,044
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 16,752 1,366
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 21,682 11
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 3,135  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 19,313 2,893
48 COMMUNICATION 9,068 2,266
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 30,010 859
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 21,751 46
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 9,378  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 27,664 172
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 9,512 9,178
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 12,513 3,365
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 23,951  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 4,787  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 206,509 185,013
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 822 365
TOTAL 1,005,983 296,376

*(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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