National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. BASIC VIOLET 1
CAS # 8004-87-3
RTECS # GC8425000
Agent Code M2194

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 497 403
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 144  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,168 83
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,570 1,962
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 272 46
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 697  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 423 109
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,614 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 237 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,332 209
313 SECRETARIES 445 445
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,964 175
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,243 24
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 598 598
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,241 472
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 114  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,247  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 62  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,446  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,120  
567 CARPENTERS 186  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,684  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 42  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,332  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,923  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 24,486 41
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
637 MACHINISTS 69,322 2,043
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 255  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 167 50
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 330 69
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,985 136
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 1,619 11
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 55 55
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 635  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,834 2,114
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 9,360 877
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 410 92
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 527  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 6  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,118 60
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,901  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,167 352
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,021  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,706 151
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 898  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,364  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,492 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 624  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,515 165
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,124 167
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 112 58
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 518  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,864 37
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 51 44
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 624 199
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,757  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,662 237
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,649 2,329
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 37,350 5,198
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,109 1,174
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 32 21
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,084 2,860
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,758 616
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 747 494
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 1,316  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 130  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,372 2,544
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 414 168
TOTAL 302,502 29,239

*(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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