National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT RED 122
CAS # 980-26-7
RTECS #
Agent Code M2073

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 20  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 54  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 913 36
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 482 28
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 428 28
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 367 220
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 84 71
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 269  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 331 142
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,373 1,148
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,545  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,223 157
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 811 267
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 566 365
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,145 134
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 496  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 291  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 63 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,162 461
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,257 419
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 101  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 482 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 487 365
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,436 843
TOTAL 23,687 5,161

*(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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