National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 12960

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 4,029 2,015
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 7,885  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 13,080  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 534  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 4,483  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 3,459 1,805
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 98  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 528  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 13,378 4,764
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 20,666 4,266
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 10,352 2,148
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 13,646 5,279
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 14,326 3,908
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 6,826 490
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 5,062 2,390
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 2,547 390
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 6,814 84
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 25,866 4,293
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 17,341 1,795
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 12,885 4,581
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 12,284 1,104
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 8,670 3,766
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 5,854 2,503
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 1,525 303
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 260  
48 COMMUNICATION 200  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 6,178  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 4,506 23
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 704  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 1,280 427
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 7,496  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 13,270 2,451
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 3,391  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 49,863 38,359
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 2,464 529
TOTAL 301,748 87,673

*(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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