National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT VIOLET 23
CAS # 6358-30-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M2223

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,403 356
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 354  
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,183 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,250  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,018  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 589  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,532  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 196 123
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 400 343
637 MACHINISTS 117  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 367 220
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 532  
667 TAILORS 2,431 1,386
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 645 645
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 52  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,113 761
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6 3
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,853 1,063
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 92  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903 752
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31,672 30,379
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,857 5,782
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,314 1,524
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 460 315
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 304  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,064 59
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,018 25
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 858 801
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 960 847
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,415 3
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 280  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,254  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,315 1,315
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 57 57
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 383  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 801 801
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 106 74
TOTAL 78,842 48,730

*(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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