National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENE, 1-CHLORO-2-METHYL-
CAS # 95-49-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1254

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 377 108
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 701 162
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,955 315
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,294  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 485 162
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 809 216
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
TOTAL 11,617 963

*(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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home