National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOLS, C12-15, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 68131-39-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X9922

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 4,792  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,976 784
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 8,275 4,877
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 3,060 1,648
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 217 48
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 263  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 737  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 2,199 587
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,014 114
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 4,416 267
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 7,064 1,382
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,985 2,206
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 7,683 72
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 570  
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 1,712 1,404
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 81  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 535  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 2,249 1,468
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 840 483
80 HEALTH SERVICES 975 154
TOTAL 53,643 15,494

*(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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