National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT RED 48
CAS # 16013-44-8
RTECS #
Agent Code M0909

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,320 356
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 159  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,409  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 200  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 876  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 100  
637 MACHINISTS 57  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
667 TAILORS 197  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 114  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,224 1,409
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 811 267
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,044 1,843
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,402 232
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,514 137
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 23
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,855 365
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 137  
785 ASSEMBLERS 45 14
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 735 605
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,562 1,281
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 274  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 301  
TOTAL 22,920 6,534

*(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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