National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANTHRAQUINONE, 5-HYDROXY-1,4-DI-P-TOLUIDINO-
CAS # 4392-68-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X8859

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,736  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 23  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 608  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 109  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 440  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 33  
637 MACHINISTS 6,309  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 77  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 96  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 21  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 293 42
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 201  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 452 49
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 522 31
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 58  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 198 15
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 376 31
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,231 322
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 21  
TOTAL 14,952 491

*(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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