National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENEMETHANAMINIUM, N-DODECYL-N,N-DIMETHYL-, CHLORIDE
CAS # 139-07-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X9944

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 112  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 351  
335 FILE CLERKS 227  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 847  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 119 59
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,550 232
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 287  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 165  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,406  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,430 199
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,476 768
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 96  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,249 97
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 92  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 995  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 486  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 292  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 985 159
TOTAL 18,791 2,083

*(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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