National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROCARBON WAXES, CHLORINATED, REACTION PRODUCTS WITH NAPHTHALENE
CAS # 68938-42-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X9880

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 194 129
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 402  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 764  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 1,387 55
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 1,724 127
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,588  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 512  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,922  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 650  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,787 338
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 769  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 232  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 8,363 945
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 230  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 353  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 1,265  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 2,604  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 80  
TOTAL 26,827 1,594

*(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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