National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. SOLVENT RED 19
CAS # 6368-72-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X8749

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
035 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS 1,190  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 874 593
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 421 43
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 380 44
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 26  
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 45  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,534  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 45  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 28  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 21  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,066  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 246  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,619  
637 MACHINISTS 631  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,423  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,613 28
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 193  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 828  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,241  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,029  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,328 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,870 1,466
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,957 71
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 122 61
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
TOTAL 53,832 2,313

*(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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