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 BENZENEMETHANOL, ALPHA-METHYL-
CAS # 98-85-1
RTECS #  
Agent Code X9925

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 124

SUBTOTAL 124

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,080

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 453
50
SUBTOTAL 1,533
50
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13

SUBTOTAL 13

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 129

597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258

637 MACHINISTS 276

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 129

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 774

797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 122
61
SUBTOTAL 1,688
61
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 36

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,016

785 ASSEMBLERS 7,193
1,360
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 49

SUBTOTAL 11,294
1,360
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 413

505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 45

637 MACHINISTS 176

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 23

SUBTOTAL 657

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 193

SUBTOTAL 193

PERSONAL SERVICES (SIC 72)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 487
487
SUBTOTAL 487
487
TOTAL 15,989 1,958
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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