National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. SOLVENT YELLOW 14
CAS # 842-07-9
RTECS # QL4900000
Agent Code M2105

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 162  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,597 384
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 26  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 112 28
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,353  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 45  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 21  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 246  
637 MACHINISTS 334  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,423  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 193  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 828  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 476
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 76  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,264  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 646  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,661 210
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,742 2,730
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,029  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 73  
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,707 2,619
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 438  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 122 61
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 98  
TOTAL 44,358 6,755

*(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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