National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name BENZOIC ACID, PARA-HYDROXY-, BUTYL ESTER
CAS # 94-26-8
RTECS # DH1980000
Agent Code 81355

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 724 236
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 88 73
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,527 4,472
096 PHARMACISTS 730 380
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 153 153
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 175 143
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 487 487
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 117 117
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 133 55
335 FILE CLERKS 117 117
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 690 478
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,634 1,520
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 755 45
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 912 912
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 134 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,740 1,050
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 755 637
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 902  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 402 335
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,512 5,428
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,172 947
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 676  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 84 84
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 168 168
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 67 67
TOTAL 24,427 18,593

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) 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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