National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. ACID BLACK 2
CAS # 8005-03-6
RTECS #
Agent Code M1423

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 259 252
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 130  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 872 625
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 312  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 173  
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 805 196
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 127 127
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,214 614
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 523 90
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,161 1,560
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 82  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,028 62
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,185  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 683 62
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 65 65
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 250 18
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,221 971
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 123 59
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 166  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 561 62
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 829  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 17
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,594 1,633
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 332  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 634 485
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 58
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 166 83
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 261  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,348 1,705
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,889 4,352
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,009 2,788
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 355 128
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 995 83
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,832  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,863 2,135
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,962 567
TOTAL 60,048 19,547

*(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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