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 GLYOXAL
CAS # 107-22-2
RTECS # MD2625000 
Agent Code 84477

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 13,996

SUBTOTAL 13,996

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 640

844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 213

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 213

SUBTOTAL 1,066

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 174
43
667 TAILORS 217

744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,825
2,825
SUBTOTAL 3,216
2,868
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
785 ASSEMBLERS 947
651
SUBTOTAL 947
651
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 216

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 110

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,721
102
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,028
54
SUBTOTAL 4,075
156
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377
63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 84

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 60

679 BOOKBINDERS 843

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957

737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283
837
SUBTOTAL 4,604
900
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,476
1,427
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512
183
335 FILE CLERKS 104

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 512

575 ELECTRICIANS 26

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 104

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,468
11
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940
78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165
91
SUBTOTAL 7,408
1,790
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 43

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 402

SUBTOTAL 445

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 307

634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 71

707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 291

755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 28

SUBTOTAL 697

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 170

SUBTOTAL 170

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 74

SUBTOTAL 90

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 176

SUBTOTAL 176

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 724

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,414

785 ASSEMBLERS 907
160
SUBTOTAL 4,045
160
PERSONAL SERVICES (SIC 72)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,510
755
SUBTOTAL 1,510
755
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,725

216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,822
272
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,959
591
SUBTOTAL 5,513
863
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 28

098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,091
589
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366
366
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 949
790
SUBTOTAL 2,434
1,745
TOTAL 50,392 9,888
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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