National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FLUORESCEIN
CAS # 2321-07-5
RTECS # LM5075000
Agent Code 33350

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
084 PHYSICIANS 1,252 1,029
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,417 6,964
096 PHARMACISTS 42 35
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,652 1,201
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,305 1,019
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 39 39
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 89  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 70 70
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 505 475
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,373 1,010
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,364 80
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 912 912
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,656  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 31  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 543  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 21  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,252  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,858 39
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,058  
637 MACHINISTS 13,663 244
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 197 47
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 169 72
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,823 56
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 23  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 753  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,060 11
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,081 302
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 93  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,463 375
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 44  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 291 28
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 89  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 54 3
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 105  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 58 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 429 12
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 23,983 5,484
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 774 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,300  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 400 240
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 203  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 353  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,036  
TOTAL 88,495 21,558

*(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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