National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PIGMENTS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 59465

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 83  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 238  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 29
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 894  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 466 431
567 CARPENTERS 499  
575 ELECTRICIANS 182  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 413  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,637  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 144  
637 MACHINISTS 2,157  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 3,307 1,572
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 123  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 50  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,639 262
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 53  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 635  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,842 207
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 412  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 837  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,384  
TOTAL 22,867 2,757

*(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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