National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, C16-21, LITHIUM SALTS
CAS # 68783-36-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9879

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 94 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,800  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 389  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 738  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 773  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 47  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,301  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 56  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,501  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,228 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,137  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 397  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 214  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 126  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 69  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 210  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,977  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 131  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 280  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 375 18
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,533 114
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 281 14
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,379  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 129 129
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 321  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 409  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 29  
TOTAL 30,076 281

*(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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