National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOPHENONE, 2,4-DIHYDROXY-
CAS # 131-56-6
RTECS # DJ0700000
Agent Code X5161

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 189  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 453 453
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 367 220
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 121  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,273  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 38  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 27  
785 ASSEMBLERS 160  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,273 236
TOTAL 6,623 981

*(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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