National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZALDEHYDE, 4-METHYL-
CAS # 104-87-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X9573

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 27  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,623 2,499
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 432 432
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 201 201
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 201 172
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153 54
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 435 300
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 857 71
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,238 1,678
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,406 1,348
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 803 803
TOTAL 12,495 8,505

*(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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