National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. 15630:1-PIGMENT RED 49:1
CAS # 1103-38-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 82871

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 126 126
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 177 177
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,320 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,153 1,025
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 136  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,656 7
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 613  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 293  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 159  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 477  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,024  
637 MACHINISTS 57  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 163  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,838 370
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 324  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 114  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,898  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,728 447
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,172 815
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 1,874
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,212 136
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,787 34
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,244 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 101  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 239  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,305 560
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,787  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,046 405
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 241 10
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 515  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,256 689
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,072 1,606
TOTAL 78,115 10,072

*(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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