National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. SOLVENT RED 125
CAS # 12271-00-0
RTECS #
Agent Code T0204

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 140  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 20  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 654 104
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 376 94
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,474 38
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,038 46
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 269  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 107  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 777  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 483  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 668 6
575 ELECTRICIANS 331  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 201  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 8,336 34
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 264 18
637 MACHINISTS 10,384 114
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 734  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 197  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 55 55
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,463  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 41  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,630 1,022
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,849  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,095 330
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 486  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,129 72
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 967  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,288  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 219  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 244 183
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 463 65
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,240 148
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 22,503 4,833
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 437  
785 ASSEMBLERS 567 109
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,135 117
TOTAL 70,649 7,390

*(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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