National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT YELLOW 14
CAS # 5468-75-7
RTECS #
Agent Code M2152

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 130  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 7 7
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 86 29
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 165 55
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 161  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 238  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 322  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,979  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,132  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 932  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 148  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 132  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,793 716
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 320  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,472 160
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 952 121
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 1,874
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,292  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 886 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 31 27
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,597 228
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,132 264
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 768 172
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,255 223
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,066 543
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,391 257
785 ASSEMBLERS 266 29
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,046 405
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,111 1,210
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 559 36
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,342 689
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 80  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,078 2,985
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 410  
TOTAL 76,941 11,668

*(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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