National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER, (DIHYDROGEN PHTHALOCYANIDEDISULFONATO(2-))-, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 1330-38-7
RTECS #
Agent Code M2255

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,944 1,510
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 552 360
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,194 573
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 386 35
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,066 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 875 608
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,602 3,431
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,772 4,101
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 7,855 4,721
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,538 7,706
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 475 22
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 984  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 475  
637 MACHINISTS 1,761 16
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 569  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 480  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 618 41
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 433 79
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,013 405
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,359  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,451 463
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 467  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,816 215
785 ASSEMBLERS 35  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 920  
TOTAL 99,386 30,195

*(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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