National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT RED 104
CAS # 12656-85-8
RTECS # QA4660000
Agent Code M0916

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,144  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 104  
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 471  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 42 5
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 349 122
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,530 457
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,202 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,051 833
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
335 FILE CLERKS 884 484
336 RECORDS CLERKS 12 12
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,639 288
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,719 62
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 457  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,015  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,963  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,560  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,186  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 734  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 93  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 704 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 309  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 287  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,341 481
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,828 114
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 280 88
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,037 220
667 TAILORS 197  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 605 411
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 332  
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,631 1,162
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 89 57
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 608  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 539 48
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 81  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,836 6,825
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 387 108
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 65 43
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,290 3,743
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,525 1,478
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,954 3,221
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 137 137
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 995 434
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,694 269
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,440 137
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,172  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 709 609
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,507 492
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,831 1,721
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,079 2,055
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 16,530 4,960
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 14,238 5,083
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,125  
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,245 3,517
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,396 67
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,032 1,887
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,124  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,026  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,313 1,281
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 859 640
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 201  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 16,086 11,204
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,553 644
TOTAL 211,132 58,996

*(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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