National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. SOLVENT BLACK 7
CAS # 8005-02-5
RTECS #
Agent Code M1407

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 728  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 360  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 194 194
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 748 330
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 559  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 222  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 351 150
313 SECRETARIES 9,332 8,644
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 719 719
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,700 491
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,067 1,550
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,292 775
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 424 50
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,806 199
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 167  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 316  
637 MACHINISTS 453  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 33 33
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 213 128
673 APPAREL AND FABRIC PATTERNMAKERS 27  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 35  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 581 75
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 10  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 608  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 17
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,084 419
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 614 92
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 755 755
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,778 167
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 77 38
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,735 517
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 994 34
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 594 444
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,673 1,673
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,061 2,768
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,891 4,481
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 32,205 22,240
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 56 56
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 727 125
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 147 49
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,410 630
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,550 904
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 977 11
TOTAL 93,258 49,016

*(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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