National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name MACHINE-PACED WORK
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P2007

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 4,032  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 616  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 3,438  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 258,430 136,698
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 5,03 2,13
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 139,009 77,188
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 102,046 89,462
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 44,749 9,504
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 51,397 13,388
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 79,442 17,193
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 90,369 33,238
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 33,251 10,620
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 7,640 375
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 80,469 41,123
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 14,092 10,522
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 75,404 18,493
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 47,528 8,848
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 82,290 18,717
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 110,754 30,679
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 125,721 65,415
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 113,329 13,647
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 29,781 20,311
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 39,407 24,828
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 7,306 3,330
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 3,279  
48 COMMUNICATION 1,368 1,293
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 1,076  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 20,209 5,039
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 20,762 16,697
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 18,415 12,615
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 2,421 471
80 HEALTH SERVICES 23,973 18,929
TOTAL 1,637,041 700,756

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) 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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