National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANTHRAQUINONE, 1-HYDROXY-4-P-TOLUIDINO-
CAS # 81-48-1
RTECS # CB7700000
Agent Code M4448

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,017 576
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 298  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 31  
335 FILE CLERKS 644 484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 114  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,180  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 32,414 23,164
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,961  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 281 198
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 121  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 43  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 73 62
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,917 5,293
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,729 237
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 434  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 6
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,295 3,280
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 280  
785 ASSEMBLERS 459 299
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 240 240
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 123 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 876  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,273 236
TOTAL 61,057 34,369

*(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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