National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOIC ACID, O-(6-(ETHYLAMINO)-3-(ETHYLIMINO)-2,7-DIMETHYL-3H-XANTHEN-9-YL)-, ETHYL ESTER, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
CAS # 989-38-8
RTECS # DH0175000
Agent Code M2209

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 356  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 22  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 442 174
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 175  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 76  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,240  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,203  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 30  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 113 28
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,197 1,016
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 140 100
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,324 1,573
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,807 79
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,390 124
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 264 4
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 348 63
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 325 202
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,860 302
785 ASSEMBLERS 981 707
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 288 29
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 147 49
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,704 1,704
TOTAL 41,538 8,238

*(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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