National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM, (6-(DIETHYLAMINO)-9-(2,4-DISULFOPHENYL)-3H-XANTHEN-3-YLIDENE)DIETHYL-, HYDROXIDE, INNER SALT, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 3520-42-1
RTECS # BP6750000
Agent Code M2208

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 176 176
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 467 39
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 356 44
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,996 249
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,146 807
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,654 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,520  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 38  
567 CARPENTERS 62  
575 ELECTRICIANS 108  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,098  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 211  
637 MACHINISTS 10,173 79
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 181 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 6,140 781
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 100  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,397 44
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,788  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 434 68
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,140 116
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 44  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 725
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,963 3,072
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,226 1,702
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,579 2,474
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,039  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 313 20
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 845 230
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,341 80
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,001 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 336  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,642 747
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 493 31
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 526 409
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 934 249
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 342 93
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,125  
TOTAL 75,084 12,598

*(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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