National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. ACID BLUE 9, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 3844-45-9
RTECS # BQ4725000
Agent Code X4021

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 691 691
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 160 120
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 31 31
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 328 328
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 859 771
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 170  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 170 170
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 20 20
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 375 228
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 31 31
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,845 1,845
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,222 642
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,903 31
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 18,625 15,455
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,013  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 519  
567 CARPENTERS 62  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 598  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 973 31
687 BAKERS 184  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 132  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 524  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,963 3,072
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,226 1,702
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 15  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,310 2,496
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,808 19
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,816  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 688 223
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 332 119
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,534  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 934 907
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 374 31
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 526 409
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 934 249
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 342 93
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,010 406
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 93  
TOTAL 57,876 30,139

*(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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