National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT BLUE 28
CAS # 1345-16-0
RTECS #
Agent Code M2275

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 86  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,989  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 257  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 428  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 646 530
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 428  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 938 804
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 428 428
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,454 1,454
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,275 1,215
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,322 1,322
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 121 121
TOTAL 10,738 6,203

*(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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