National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, C20-48-ALKYL DERIVS., SODIUM SALTS
CAS # 68555-09-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9951

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 225  
637 MACHINISTS 1,701  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 355  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
TOTAL 2,372  

*(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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