National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, MIXED MONO- AND DI-C15-30-ALKYL DERIVS., SODIUM SALTS
CAS # 78330-12-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9286

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 723  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,635 3
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 242  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 127  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 444 4
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 87  
637 MACHINISTS 588 302
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 151  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 274  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 105  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,809 122
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,424 284
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,447 1,302
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 96 52
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 128 3
TOTAL 11,299 2,072

*(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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