National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 79
CAS # 12239-34-8
RTECS #
Agent Code M2046

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 156 47
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 615  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 317  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 20  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 170 150
667 TAILORS 2,359 1,155
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 30,895 30,895
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,017 5,774
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,714 161
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121 121
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,253  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 467  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 40 40
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,341  
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 277 277
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,953 674
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81 81
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 60 60
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 306  
TOTAL 52,771 39,840

*(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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