National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DYES AND PIGMENTS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0539

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052 872
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 128  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,866 18
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 119  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 214  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 285  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,064  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,881  
637 MACHINISTS 28,757 587
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 453  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 771  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 859  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 772  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 891  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 203
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 807 312
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 233 28
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 528  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 267
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,526 6,251
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 902 134
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 459  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464 77
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 542 37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 929 20
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,788 133
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 271  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,415 2,593
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 200  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,437  
TOTAL 69,566 12,054

*(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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