National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 127-08-2
RTECS # AJ3325000
Agent Code 84468

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 2,061 883
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 773  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 7,348 1,125
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 7,566 7,143
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,075  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 2,610 182
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 16,053 3,338
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 966  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 3,751 449
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2,066 177
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 145  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 4,073 1,298
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,769 89
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,745 288
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 24,848 275
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 537 12
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 333 12
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 626  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 109 17
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 4,896 3,956
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 3,108 629
80 HEALTH SERVICES 112,854 88,836
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 2,464 1,232
TOTAL 204,777 109,940

*(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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