National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DYE STUFF
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 92310

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,205 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 193  
667 TAILORS 631  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 771  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 385  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,183 14,183
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 197 99
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,635 4,359
785 ASSEMBLERS 963  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,562 1,281
TOTAL 25,746 20,287

*(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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