National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOQUINONE, 2,3,5,6-TETRACHLORO-, P-
CAS # 118-75-2
RTECS # DK6825000
Agent Code 84201

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 418 279
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 93 46
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 187 125
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 498 125
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 374 187
TOTAL 2,098 761

*(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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