National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FLUORESCEIN, 2',4',5',7'-TETRAIODO-, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 16423-68-0
RTECS # LM5950000
Agent Code M4011

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 976  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 228 65
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 41 31
084 PHYSICIANS 10  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,470 3,388
096 PHARMACISTS 1,616 726
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 71 68
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 248 83
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,032 2,950
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,371 1,076
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,511 611
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 555 414
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 181 120
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 29
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 536 194
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,684 3,123
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,140 1,807
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,531  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 3,551 405
687 BAKERS 4,655 650
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,133 192
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 90 23
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,936 1,949
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,037 1,449
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 207
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,816  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643 536
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,130 1,173
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 754 414
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 186 160
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 189  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,544 1,079
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,752 718
TOTAL 67,011 25,006

*(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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