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 GLYCOLIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT
CAS # 2836-32-0
RTECS # MC5525000 
Agent Code M3308

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885

SUBTOTAL 7,885

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,131

SUBTOTAL 4,131

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 483
88
SUBTOTAL 483
88
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 21

749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 35

SUBTOTAL 56

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 108

SUBTOTAL 108

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 10

535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 68

SUBTOTAL 94

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747
5,673
SUBTOTAL 5,747
5,673
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
593 INSULATION WORKERS 252

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 503

SUBTOTAL 755

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 876
94
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 407
219
SUBTOTAL 1,283
313
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 192

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128

SUBTOTAL 320

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 258
17
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 151
6
SUBTOTAL 409
23
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 342

SUBTOTAL 342

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219
219
SUBTOTAL 219
219
TOTAL 21,832 6,316
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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