National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT YELLOW 74
CAS # 6358-31-2
RTECS # EJ3645000
Agent Code M2101

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 354  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 20  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,411  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 20  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,483 36
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 303  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,584  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,262 22
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,307  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,691 302
575 ELECTRICIANS 126  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 76  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,449  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 196 123
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 419 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 566  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 377  
637 MACHINISTS 1,724  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 960  
667 TAILORS 66  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 201  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,542  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,081 761
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,721 1,572
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,717 5,717
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 253  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,319 77
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 10 10
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,063  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 63 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,434 86
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 119 44
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,975  
785 ASSEMBLERS 193 61
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 81 40
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,778 119
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 186  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,789 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 99  
TOTAL 54,867 11,681

*(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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