National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. 42090-ACID BLUE 9-FOOD BLUE 2-FD AND C BLUE 1; NON-SPECIFIC SALT
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X1184

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 228 65
095 REGISTERED NURSES 125 125
096 PHARMACISTS 191 82
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 158 53
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 48 40
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 95 68
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 335  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 97  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 33 33
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 754 584
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,545 4,834
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,140 1,807
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 730 365
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,671  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 29  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 58  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 199  
687 BAKERS 2,772 428
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 709 124
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 495 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,647 816
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,842 1,340
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,011 886
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5 5
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 948  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,591 730
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 616 616
TOTAL 41,283 14,810

*(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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