National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name VINYL ALCOHOL, POLYMERS
CAS # 9002-89-5
RTECS # TR8100000
Agent Code X8571

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 1,897 1,265
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 22,648  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 5,341 5,306
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 57,653 638
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 4,419 1,628
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 77 31
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 22,699 7,890
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 17,903 17,030
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 40,366 8,676
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 22,190 5,668
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 50,904 15,921
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 38,836 10,956
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 11,364 3,166
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 417  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 7,790 2,427
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1,262 259
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,445 1,057
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,310  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 3,007 124
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 16,458 2,600
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 10,146 4,155
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 12,252 955
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,498 840
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 8,429 1,443
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 22  
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 7,921 1,366
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 22  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 1,708 244
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 951  
48 COMMUNICATION 212  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 4,754 86
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 2,653  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 358  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 999 255
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 4,900 2,842
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 2,000  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 109,613 85,496
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 822 457
TOTAL 500,947 183,064

*(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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