National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. 15865:2-PIGMENT RED 48:2
CAS # 7023-61-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M2129

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
185 DESIGNERS 66  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 243 122
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,495 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 335  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 96 96
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,997 16
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 619  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 346 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 595 22
637 MACHINISTS 1,160  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 114  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 52  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,197 4,559
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 65 43
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,081 1,866
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 388  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 304  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,628 137
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 951 483
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,824 3,272
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,722 848
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,027 1,417
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 46  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 332  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,651 4,245
TOTAL 51,853 18,969

*(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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