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 OCTANE
CAS # 111-65-9
RTECS # RG8400000 
Agent Code 51705

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 870

SUBTOTAL 870

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 448

544 MILLWRIGHTS 45

SUBTOTAL 493

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 898

SUBTOTAL 898

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 178

SUBTOTAL 178

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 138

785 ASSEMBLERS 545
545
SUBTOTAL 956
545
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 74

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 595
10
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,222
42
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 146

SUBTOTAL 2,037
52
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 76

785 ASSEMBLERS 2

SUBTOTAL 78

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 2

567 CARPENTERS 34

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 101
14
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 120

785 ASSEMBLERS 117

SUBTOTAL 374
14
TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 22

SUBTOTAL 22

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 162

505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 241

508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 182

515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 38

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 17

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 69

887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 402

SUBTOTAL 1,111

COMMUNICATION (SIC 48)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 149

SUBTOTAL 149

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,002

SUBTOTAL 2,002

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 16

SUBTOTAL 16

TOTAL 9,184 611
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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