National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKANES, C6-18, CHLORO
CAS # 68920-70-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X9941

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 13,135  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 623  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 1,617  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 61  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 657  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 6,419 3,239
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 4,281 150
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 474  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 568  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 246  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 4,481  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 16,485 2,371
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 50,454 7,362
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 7,567 1,088
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 24,943 410
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 7,821 251
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 2,770 431
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 2,782  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 1,725  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 1,656  
TOTAL 148,765 15,302

*(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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