National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHOLINE CHLORIDE
CAS # 67-48-1
RTECS # KH2975000
Agent Code 19130

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 424 417
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 927 309
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 76 66
084 PHYSICIANS 13  
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,312 1,066
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,016 319
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 876 803
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 35 14
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,337 403
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,868 1,481
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,324 316
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,400  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,099 46
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,606  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,210 1,487
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 548 46
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,242  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,976 516
TOTAL 31,203 8,214

*(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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