National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANTHRACENESULFONIC ACID, 2-, 1-AMINO-4-ANILINO-9,10-DIHYDRO-9,10-DIOXO-, MONOSODIUM SALT
CAS # 6408-78-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M3057

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,080  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 261 75
187 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS 797 797
198 ANNOUNCERS 2,133 711
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 443 108
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,422 384
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 17,659 5,858
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 3,565 1,150
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 466  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 33  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 797  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 99  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 550  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
567 CARPENTERS 6,427  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,078 240
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 826  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 44  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 148  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,425 1,050
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,251 1,221
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 984 303
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 283 141
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 12
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,481 390
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 467  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,450 834
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,466 1,100
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 37 7
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 485 162
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 950 263
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,100 825
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 118 79
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 274 274
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 274  
TOTAL 66,967 16,283

*(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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