National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. DIRECT BLACK 38, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 1937-37-7
RTECS # QJ6160000
Agent Code M1410

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 36 16
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 351  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 152  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 319  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 917 131
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 438  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,279  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 458  
785 ASSEMBLERS 262  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
TOTAL 11,374 5,821

*(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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