National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW MILD STEEL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2431

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 403  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 6,291  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 25,902 133
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 20,154 75
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 40,697 141
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 32,258 2,044
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 7  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 4,843 106
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 487  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 4,141  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 280  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 11,778  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 949  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 10,577 223
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 2,803  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 5,756  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 12,430 101
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 22,644 28
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 40,699 16
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 29,897 870
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 6,932 253
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 17,757 195
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 187  
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2,294  
40 RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 355  
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 690  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 2,744  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 405  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 666  
46 PIPE LINES, EXCEPT NATURAL GAS 8,085  
48 COMMUNICATION 352  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 8,096 116
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 14,181 293
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 1,505  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 223  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 32  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 1,678 24
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 26,543  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 2,916  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,139  
TOTAL 370,843 4,618

*(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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