National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENE, C14-30-ALKYL DERIVS.
CAS # 68855-24-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X2393

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,485  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,058 42
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 1,057  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 646  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 117  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 687  
575 ELECTRICIANS 46  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 85  
637 MACHINISTS 278  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 94  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 284  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 36  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 79  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,633 10
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 133  
TOTAL 10,090 52

*(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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