National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENTONE 38
CAS # 12001-31-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M4401

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 183  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,280  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 220  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 470  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257 43
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 660  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940 78
TOTAL 7,323 126

*(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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