National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. DISPERSE BLUE 77
CAS # 12270-36-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X8946

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 574 218
667 TAILORS 434  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 431 54
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,412 43
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,294  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,635 4,359
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162 108
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 485 108
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162  
TOTAL 11,369 4,890

*(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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