National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHALIMIDE, 4-AMINO-N-2,4-XYLYL-
CAS # 2478-20-8
RTECS #
Agent Code M4220

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 376  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 184  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 140 100
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,167 725
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 928 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,500 65
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 150 63
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,276 302
785 ASSEMBLERS 266 29
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 616 357
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 657 329
TOTAL 20,826 6,409

*(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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