| Agent Name | BORAX (NA2(B4O7).10H2O) |
| CAS # | 1303-96-4 |
| RTECS # | VZ2275000 |
| Agent Code | T1956 |
| SIC | Industry Description (1972) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 07 | AGRICULTURAL SERVICES | 403 | 403 |
| 13 | OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION | 4,916 | |
| 15 | GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS | 100 | 25 |
| 16 | HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS | 442 | |
| 17 | SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS | 850 | |
| 20 | FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS | 17,506 | 6,541 |
| 21 | TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS | 98 | 31 |
| 22 | TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS | 2,943 | 834 |
| 23 | APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS | 8,254 | 6,768 |
| 24 | LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS | 6,744 | 1,350 |
| 25 | FURNITURE AND FIXTURES | 6,631 | 697 |
| 26 | PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS | 20,191 | 1,663 |
| 27 | PRINTING AND PUBLISHING | 35,852 | 8,759 |
| 28 | CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS | 2,144 | 15 |
| 29 | PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS | 5,339 | 239 |
| 30 | RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS | 8,016 | 1,066 |
| 31 | LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS | 1,208 | 1,011 |
| 32 | STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS | 5,179 | |
| 33 | PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES | 24,932 | 6,257 |
| 34 | FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS | 32,288 | 799 |
| 35 | MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL | 78,153 | 8,106 |
| 36 | ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT | 12,369 | 7,549 |
| 37 | TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT | 31,873 | 473 |
| 38 | INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS | 7,318 | 2,327 |
| 39 | MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES | 836 | 133 |
| 42 | TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING | 4,098 | 171 |
| 44 | WATER TRANSPORTATION | 6,061 | 244 |
| 45 | TRANSPORTATION BY AIR | 5,705 | 695 |
| 48 | COMMUNICATION | 43 | 14 |
| 49 | ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES | 10,502 | 385 |
| 50 | WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS | 4,387 | |
| 51 | WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS | 11,448 | 474 |
| 55 | AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS | 1,280 | 427 |
| 72 | PERSONAL SERVICES | 29,299 | 10,806 |
| 73 | BUSINESS SERVICES | 15,988 | 6,534 |
| 75 | AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES | 16,505 | |
| 80 | HEALTH SERVICES | 18,973 | 13,156 |
| 84 | MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS | 2,310 | 411 |
| TOTAL | 442,072 | 88,646 | |
*(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.