National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WOOD PULP
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X7942

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 109  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 98  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 4,221  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 104  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 387  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 918 12
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 18,036 5,128
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 8,519 2,636
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 3,354 2,102
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 909 167
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1,510 913
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 63  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 3,226  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1,538 1,183
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 241 139
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 1,269 1,120
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 310  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 443 78
TOTAL 45,254 13,479

*(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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