National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER, (1,3,8,16,18,24-HEXABROMO-2,4,9,10,11,15,17,22,23,25-DECACHLOROPHTHALOCYANINATO(2-))-
CAS # 14302-13-7
RTECS #
Agent Code T0263

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 138  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 175  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 739 62
335 FILE CLERKS 92  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 197  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 92  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 196 123
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 34  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,124 804
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,474 305
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,046  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,063 23
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,135 549
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 126  
785 ASSEMBLERS 45 14
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 710  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
TOTAL 10,412 1,881

*(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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