National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, COCO ALKYLBIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)METHYL, CHLORIDES, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 61791-10-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X2355

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 327 101
357 MESSENGERS 278  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 366  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 138 28
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 560  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,469  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 95 95
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
TOTAL 5,740 252

*(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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