National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. 42555-BASIC VIOLET 3
CAS # 548-62-9
RTECS # BO9000000
Agent Code M1517

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 678 509
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 868 689
084 PHYSICIANS 605 112
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 22,808 21,634
096 PHARMACISTS 1,740 877
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 16,654 12,477
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,138 1,316
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 444 444
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 353 141
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 343  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,520 1,238
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 740 294
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 35  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,396  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 39  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 800 124
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,676 1,205
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,597 4,486
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 403 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 93  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,622  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 568  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 689 184
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 2,323 536
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 466 155
TOTAL 75,632 49,319

*(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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