National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANTHRACENESULFONIC ACID, 2-, 1-AMINO-9,10-DIHYDRO-9,10-DIOXO-4-(2-SULFO-P-TOLUIDINO)-, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 6408-80-6
RTECS #
Agent Code M2238

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 153 153
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 11  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 86  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 205  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 10  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 732 541
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,801 758
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,285  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 343  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 152  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,887  
575 ELECTRICIANS 9  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 255  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 83  
637 MACHINISTS 1,258  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 10  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 119 16
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 3,501 645
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 21 21
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 231 10
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 42 10
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 633  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,023 43
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 467  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,562 3,233
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 201 31
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 281 156
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 35  
785 ASSEMBLERS 217 32
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,029  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 10  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 60 9
TOTAL 25,088 6,236

*(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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