National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. SOLVENT BLACK 5
CAS # 11099-03-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M2221

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 316  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 828 694
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 370 329
313 SECRETARIES 941 941
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 7,063 620
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 403 403
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 829  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 74  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 167  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 201 201
567 CARPENTERS 287  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 31  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 280 88
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 419 419
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,161 576
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 251  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 182  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 31 31
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,181  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,805 1,574
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 784 35
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,602 2,232
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 24 24
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 689 184
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 61  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 362  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,065 1,402
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,745  
TOTAL 32,828 10,823

*(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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