National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. ACID RED 14, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 3567-69-9
RTECS # QK1925000
Agent Code M1431

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 259 252
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 11  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 371 3
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,008 2,008
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 365 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,901 111
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 363  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 65  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 127  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 979  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 403  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,068  
575 ELECTRICIANS 21  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 931  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 167 92
637 MACHINISTS 3,473  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 917 131
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 948 316
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 97  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,402 28
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 199  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,392 374
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,001  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,258 1,168
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 426 105
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 837 548
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 546  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 483  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,899 84
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,117 1,117
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 692 363
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,298 37
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 699  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,746 318
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 737 58
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 312 37
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 944  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,254  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 235  
TOTAL 38,995 8,194

*(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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