National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. 42765:1-PIGMENT BLUE 61
CAS # 1324-76-1
RTECS #
Agent Code T0362

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 80  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,512 356
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,060 57
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,730  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 46 46
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,067 1,550
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,292 775
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,767 267
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 212  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,050 170
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,876 1,176
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 89,741 5,264
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,122 123
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 520  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,437 1,640
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,358 34
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 16
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 74  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,793 44
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,154 257
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 107  
785 ASSEMBLERS 144 144
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 223  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,843 1,052
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,534  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
TOTAL 145,742 14,794

*(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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