National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENTONE
CAS # 1340-68-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X7432

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 329 76
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 438  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 304 304
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,918 51
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 135  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 115  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,971 1,164
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,105 175
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 442 7
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 58  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,053 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,465 113
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 280  
785 ASSEMBLERS 242 44
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 274  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 34  
TOTAL 16,757 4,017

*(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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