National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOIC ACID
CAS # 65-85-0
RTECS # DG0875000
Agent Code 10210

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 2,061 883
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 22,068  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 7,565 2,422
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 1,002 29
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 1,016  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 3,309 1,411
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 7,333 757
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 14,161 3,952
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 849 16
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1,374 14
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 7,782 695
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 5,419 608
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 252 5
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 11,994 134
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,618 2,590
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 30  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 8,200  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 788  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 9,756 5,284
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 3,180 814
80 HEALTH SERVICES 43,328 35,527
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 92  
TOTAL 155,176 55,139

*(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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