National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. ACID BLACK 172
CAS # 61847-77-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X8915

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 377 108
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 121  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 20  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 101 81
667 TAILORS 161  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,594 3,432
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 161 161
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121 121
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,094 54
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 40 40
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 324 54
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 324 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81 81
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 54  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 60 60
TOTAL 9,452 4,340

*(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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