National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, 2,4,5-TRICHLORO-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 53423-65-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X2373

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 622  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 185 62
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 590 62
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,841 8,618
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,273  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 752 39
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 142 47
785 ASSEMBLERS 617 494
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 123 62
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,273 236
TOTAL 20,215 10,142

*(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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