National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 337
CAS # 87714-21-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X8944

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 118 47
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 86 86
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 836 86
667 TAILORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,105 24,105
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,139 2,139
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,724  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,585 261
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,341  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,224  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 342 342
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 306  
TOTAL 41,102 27,430

*(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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