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 PENTANONE, 2-
CAS # 107-87-9
RTECS # SA7875000 
Agent Code 54480

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 620

558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 432

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 207

SUBTOTAL 1,466

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
575 ELECTRICIANS 90
6
SUBTOTAL 90
6
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 599
599
SUBTOTAL 599
599
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,347
54
SUBTOTAL 2,347
54
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,405
421
785 ASSEMBLERS 255

SUBTOTAL 1,660
421
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 616

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 61
2
785 ASSEMBLERS 132

887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 361

SUBTOTAL 1,172
2
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 176

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 224
23
785 ASSEMBLERS 278

SUBTOTAL 678
23
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 17

SUBTOTAL 17

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 188
24
SUBTOTAL 188
24
TOTAL 8,217 1,129
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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