National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANTHRAQUINONE, 1,4-DI-P-TOLUIDINO-
CAS # 128-80-3
RTECS # CB5775000
Agent Code M3850

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 36,215 35,124
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 726 398
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 161 112
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 628 544
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,773 1,061
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 998 893
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 192 3
335 FILE CLERKS 92  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 381 256
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 63 35
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,643 1,272
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 731 32
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 71  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 156  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 55 16
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,330 18
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 49  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 43 43
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 524  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,345 375
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 252  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 408  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 796 668
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 23  
TOTAL 55,064 41,703

*(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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