National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. ACID BLUE 1, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 129-17-9
RTECS # BP6830000
Agent Code T0027

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 210 180
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 548 540
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 15  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 464  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 134 134
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 21 14
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,372 1,029
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,865 41
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 313  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 108  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 99  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 131  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 244  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 377  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,311  
637 MACHINISTS 20,240 413
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 323  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,260  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 44  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,843 36
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 428  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,434 690
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 424  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 204
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,114 750
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 302  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 868 140
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 212  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 63  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 439 220
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,951 1,754
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 273 61
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,710 487
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,091 1,881
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 637 424
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,067 31
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 871 292
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 318 318
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 26  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 434  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 451  
TOTAL 80,939 18,204

*(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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