National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name BENZYL CHLORIDE
CAS # 100-44-7
RTECS # XS8925000
Agent Code 11600

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,136 442
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 351  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 847  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,609 408
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 549 549
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,063 1,947
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,406  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,430 199
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,476 768
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 435 300
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,629 2,159
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257 43
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 188
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 92  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 793 23
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,483 128
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 263 17
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
TOTAL 41,075 8,440

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) 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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