National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENEACETALDEHYDE
CAS # 122-78-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X9666

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 187 187
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 988 197
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 284 262
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,580 1,580
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,386 1,512
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 9,356 8,286
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 201 201
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 74  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 201 172
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 167  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 611  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,959 1,736
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,962 54
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,406 1,348
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,420 1,420
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 609  
TOTAL 25,825 18,282

*(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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