National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. 74160-PIGMENT BLUE 15:3
CAS # 147-14-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T1720

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,539  
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 243 122
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,604 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 335  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 287 9
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,530  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 851 600
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,274  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,132  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 77  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 153  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 349  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 367 220
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,691 187
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 39,146 5,080
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 426 105
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,476 768
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 23 23
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,993 164
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 810 89
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 413  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,014 2,128
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,086 3,144
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 954  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,096 713
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329 329
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 954  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,695 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,635 7,230
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,078 718
TOTAL 104,851 25,691

*(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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