National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT BLUE 29
CAS # 57455-37-5
RTECS #
Agent Code M1577

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 77 77
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,688 896
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 107 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,149 294
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,573 527
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 31  
335 FILE CLERKS 92  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 149 96
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 429 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,774 456
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 11,434 7,607
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,440  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,501  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,560  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,657  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,830  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 860  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 326  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 10,867  
575 ELECTRICIANS 579  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,250 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 25  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
595 ROOFERS 3,781  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 5,154  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,423 154
637 MACHINISTS 2,273  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 910  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,508 220
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 18 18
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 58 22
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 590 62
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 53 42
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,237  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,876 6,515
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 108
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,344 656
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 942  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,009 748
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 980 203
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,746 1,958
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,663 607
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,636 1,721
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,993 3,960
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 10,354 3,134
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 210  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,801 3,579
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 133 71
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 459 115
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,284  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,714  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 690  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 398 377
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 118 79
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,524 4,148
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,750  
TOTAL 156,047 40,501

*(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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