National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name ETHYL MERCAPTAN
CAS # 75-08-1
RTECS # KI9625000 
Agent Code 32760

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 26

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 53

699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 53

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 53

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 66

SUBTOTAL 251

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 254

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 314
14
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 322

SUBTOTAL 1,543
14
TOTAL 1,794 14
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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