National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

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.

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