National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENE, O-DICHLORO-
CAS # 95-50-1
RTECS # CZ4500000
Agent Code 24003

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,285  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 26  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 715 51
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 237 199
084 PHYSICIANS 112 112
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 212 150
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 198  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 163 6
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,424  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 78 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,659 123
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 126  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 12,741  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,648  
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 427 50
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 229 9
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,766 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 256 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 23  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 560  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 329  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,442  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
575 ELECTRICIANS 87  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 441 3
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 39  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 85  
637 MACHINISTS 1,196 24
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 365 13
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,698 312
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 696 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,325 5,742
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,750 261
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,079 218
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 40  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 512 231
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 234 23
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 222  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 337 329
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,553  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,771 94
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 119
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 96  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 94  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,106 717
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,969 329
TOTAL 92,246 12,686

*(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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