National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER, (29H,31H-PHTHALOCYANINATO(2-)-N(29),N(30),N(31),N(32)-, (SP-4-1)-
CAS # 147-14-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T1887

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 996  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 104  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,310 656
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 21 10
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 49 49
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
185 DESIGNERS 200 67
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 782  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 27 18
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 11  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,226 132
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,966 476
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,947 840
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 491 32
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
335 FILE CLERKS 869 529
336 RECORDS CLERKS 12 12
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 11
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 808 210
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,150 383
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 987 581
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 129  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 312  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,073 211
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 995  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 496  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 573  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,585 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 333  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 247  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 229  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,307  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 169  
567 CARPENTERS 290  
575 ELECTRICIANS 372  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 8,676 97
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,866  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 934 261
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,022  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,686 365
637 MACHINISTS 3,292  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 145  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 367 220
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,254 274
667 TAILORS 2,694 1,386
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,253 645
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 234 48
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 653  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,402 1,260
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,953 3,148
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,740 10,896
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,681 812
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 65 43
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 54,450 4,576
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,164 207
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 73 24
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,682 958
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903 752
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 38,225 37,977
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,857 5,782
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 669 531
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 8,882 1,801
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 137 137
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 137  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,861 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,098 1,020
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,507 1,473
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 858 801
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 510  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 521  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,593 1,838
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 299 282
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 26,609 6,403
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,233 3,867
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 192  
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,273 5,888
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,584 14
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 1,008 36
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,852 3,031
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 91  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 57 57
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 99 24
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,880  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 383  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,252 1,281
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,243 292
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 201  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 8,608 6,607
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,599 1,288
TOTAL 367,455 112,817

*(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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