National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANTHRAQUINONE, 1,5-DIHYDROXY-4,8-BIS(METHYLAMINO)-
CAS # 3860-63-7
RTECS #
Agent Code M2242

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 377 108
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 259  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,841 12,322
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 283 141
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 606 94
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,142 236
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162 108
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 627 155
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162  
TOTAL 20,365 13,529

*(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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