National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SHOULDER-TRANSPORTS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P2004

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 16,684 4,171
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 65,572 97
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 214,639 2,020
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 155,148 5,342
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 284,127 355
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 217,735 62,666
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 11,58 4,45
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 79,070 39,626
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 54,643 37,186
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 102,134 12,982
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 39,892 14,210
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 61,137 13,445
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 61,575 21,320
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 26,710 1,787
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 18,979 7
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 39,617 9,549
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 8,946 2,024
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 45,816 381
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 44,660 358
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 86,892 9,052
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 122,724 5,776
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 79,043 32,964
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 50,370 7,112
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 4,600 1,189
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 20,744 1,129
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 8,099 458
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 6,976 3,578
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 189,937 10,305
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 13,245  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 60,322 6,538
46 PIPE LINES, EXCEPT NATURAL GAS 13,358  
47 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 1,419 1,075
48 COMMUNICATION 29,663 608
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 52,154 784
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 122,402 273
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 19,940  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 40,380 8,707
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 67,403 34,841
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 81,531 37,599
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 40,516 360
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 5,293 362
80 HEALTH SERVICES 141,799 114,062
TOTAL 2,807,479 508,755

*(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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