National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOPHENONE, 2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-
CAS # 131-57-7
RTECS # DJ1575000
Agent Code M3220

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,314 7,013
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 516 273
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 243 182
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 171  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,088  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 437  
567 CARPENTERS 314  
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,982  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,546  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,386 924
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 193 11
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 124  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 755 74
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,474  
785 ASSEMBLERS 779  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 837  
TOTAL 27,518 8,664

*(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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