National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, (CARBOXYMETHYL)(3-COCOAMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYL, HYDROXIDES, INNER SALTS
CAS # 61789-40-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X9940

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
084 PHYSICIANS 999 300
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,333 5,160
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 406 312
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 316 288
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 92 92
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,106 652
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 997 295
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 614 614
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 220 110
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 400  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 150 110
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 328 164
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 993 791
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,659 1,184
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,229 4,085
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,167 751
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 22,590 17,044
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 244  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 733  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 253 46
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 468  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 139  
567 CARPENTERS 9  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 25  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 500  
637 MACHINISTS 250  
667 TAILORS 24  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 571  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 546 46
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 289  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 240  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 72
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 90 70
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 335 335
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,258  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,598 2,528
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 471  
TOTAL 60,954 39,706

*(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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