National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 56
CAS # 12217-79-7
RTECS #
Agent Code M3093

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 277 208
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 646 241
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,442 504
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,085  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 520  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 20  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 364 274
667 TAILORS 3,459 1,043
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 36,417 35,898
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,595 5,651
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,435 302
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 190 190
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,566 471
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 580 580
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,786 404
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,976 4,359
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,255 978
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 627 155
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 200 81
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 435  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 69 69
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 347 238
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 306  
TOTAL 80,942 51,685

*(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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