National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. SOLVENT BLACK 3
CAS # 4197-25-5
RTECS # SD4440900
Agent Code M2167

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 109 31
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,673 3,673
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 748 330
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,577 1,274
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,959 1,959
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 95 24
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 137 120
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,224 1,224
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 86  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 93  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 40  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 3,470 2,867
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 106 53
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 146 34
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 789 754
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 404 145
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 717 108
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 223  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 88 88
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 358  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 2,323 536
TOTAL 19,262 13,466

*(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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