National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, DIMERS
CAS # 61788-89-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9296

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 3,340 883
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 27,354  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 42,287 184
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 27,175 549
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 127,333 244
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 19,640 957
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 2,05  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 17,114 4,151
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 16,133 9,151
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 20,327 503
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 6,312 638
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 33,148 2,575
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 35,289 10,189
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 15,211 162
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 5,681 83
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 6,548 633
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1,377  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 12,242 123
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 17,415 237
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 64,926 6,796
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 167,701 21,882
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 85,336 29,810
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 40,169 1,313
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 23,966 6,069
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 7,693 1,203
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 1,870  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 16,737 519
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 24,565 88
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 30,860 430
48 COMMUNICATION 35,426 527
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 56,478 724
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 35,995 1,094
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 7,307 431
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 26,132  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 4,529 2,320
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 8,467 1,157
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 39,336  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 16,505 18
80 HEALTH SERVICES 27,794 8,832
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,827 164
TOTAL 1,159,600 114,635

*(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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