National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. 15865:1-PIGMENT RED 48:1
CAS # 7585-41-3
RTECS #
Agent Code M2128

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 371 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 267  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 602 89
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,220  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,502 57
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 540 170
637 MACHINISTS 57  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 114  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 52  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,706 840
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,425 1,509
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,001  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 304  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,331 336
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 654  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,725 30
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 314  
785 ASSEMBLERS 540 3
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 46  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 395 263
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,063 658
TOTAL 43,067 5,393

*(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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