National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT BLACK 11
CAS # 12227-89-3
RTECS #
Agent Code M4392

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 223  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
096 PHARMACISTS 950 555
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 413 181
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 836 31
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,617 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 120  
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,851  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,497  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 8,722 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,041  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 862  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 261  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 175  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 236 6
575 ELECTRICIANS 251  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 112  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,619  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,727 22
637 MACHINISTS 1,645  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 940  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 453  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 403  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,114  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,384 5,261
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 259 29
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 65 43
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,855  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 983 386
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,308 1,897
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,627 483
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 181  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,153 2,730
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,707 2,322
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,124 1,174
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,899 3,142
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 316  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 226  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 389 259
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 121 121
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,597  
TOTAL 93,453 20,573

*(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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