National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STEARIC ACID, LITHIUM SALT
CAS # 4485-12-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 83508

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 368  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,251 244
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 2  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 92 92
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 635 241
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,779 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 292 99
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 322  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 125  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 309  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 173  
366 METER READERS 1,077  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,530 419
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,884  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 11,264 539
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,406  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 634  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 836  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,168 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 395  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 78  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,222 472
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 13,881 309
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 428  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,388  
567 CARPENTERS 5,139  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,446  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,979  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 664  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,246  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,081  
637 MACHINISTS 13,482 606
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 318  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 828 422
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 363 10
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 105  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,723  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,977 5,039
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 100  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,165 6
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 581
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 861  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 648  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,051  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 128  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,817  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 599 140
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,192 951
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,889  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,956  
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,087 8,354
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 59  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,212  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,199  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,050  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 349  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 684  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,829 106
TOTAL 189,831 27,701

*(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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