National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZONITRILE, 2-((P-((2-CYANOETHYL)ETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)AZO)-5-NITRO-
CAS # 16889-10-4
RTECS #
Agent Code M2060

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 230 133
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 645  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 70  
667 TAILORS 434  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,127 12,127
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,553  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,588  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 116  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,976 4,359
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,224  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 306  
TOTAL 27,570 16,985

*(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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