National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WRIGHT'S STAIN, POWDER
CAS # 68988-92-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X6992

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 9  
084 PHYSICIANS 164 154
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 410 333
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 24 24
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 593 393
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
TOTAL 3,261 1,787

*(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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