National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT BLACK 6
CAS # 61512-59-2
RTECS # FF5250000
Agent Code T0550

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 101 25
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 62  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 625 313
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
185 DESIGNERS 535 401
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 200 160
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17 17
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 480 46
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 153 82
313 SECRETARIES 17,131 16,481
336 RECORDS CLERKS 231 231
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,989 1,022
357 MESSENGERS 133 66
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 4,787 2,656
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 402 327
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,107  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 72  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
567 CARPENTERS 324 65
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 722  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 948  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 453  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 78  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 347  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,616 1,363
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,899 885
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 144 144
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 1,874
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 280 137
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 61  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,855 3,181
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 891 492
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 621 414
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,133 1,274
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 269  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 21  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,683 1,269
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 276  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 358  
TOTAL 62,725 33,451

*(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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