National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINUM OXIDE, POWDER
CAS # 1344-28-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X5758

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 403  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 435  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 3,618  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 4,470 141
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,719  
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 12  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 1,780  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 753  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 3,449 365
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 628  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4,104  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,413 36
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,779 16
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 5,095 351
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 2,537  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 134 17
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 12,799 150
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 16,267 1,595
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 57,388 1,440
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 9,485 849
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 15,216 443
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,504 275
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2,229 454
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 2,327  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 45  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 8,161  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 3,552  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 5,597  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 1,185  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,555 956
TOTAL 172,759 7,087

*(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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