National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACID CHLORIDES, COCO, REACTION PRODUCTS WITH PROTEIN HYDROLYZATES, POTASSIUM SALTS
CAS # 68920-65-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X2862

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
095 REGISTERED NURSES 247 164
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 41 41
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 793  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,039 227
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 32,034 25,366
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 33 11
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 680  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 15,857 10,533
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 193 11
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,265 227
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 10,760 3,398
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 227  
TOTAL 65,242 40,034

*(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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