National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LITHIUM 12-HYDROXYSTEARATE
CAS # 7620-77-1
RTECS #
Agent Code 83509

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 85  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 22  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 50  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 126 56
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42 10
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 843 69
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,639  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 52,740 466
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 28,661  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 35,934 539
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 173 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 13,625 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,531 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 4,893 751
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,964 19
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,025 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,065  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 18,573 14
567 CARPENTERS 186  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,998 62
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,272  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 432  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,633  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,156  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,657 9
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,021  
637 MACHINISTS 22,146 1,341
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,286  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 281 198
679 BOOKBINDERS 960 480
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,681 2,563
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,523  
687 BAKERS 120  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 962 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,537  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,644 79
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,426 172
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,505 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 831 230
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,007  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 832  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 796 167
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,745  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,825 832
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 294 176
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,772 604
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 568  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 961 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 165  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,058 84
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 930 234
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,168 673
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 23,157 4,590
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,554 46
785 ASSEMBLERS 40,015 11,659
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,536 170
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,064  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 8,241 94
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 782  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 396 46
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,290 24
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 426  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,127  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 7,657  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,577  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 5  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,649 828
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,347 158
TOTAL 379,246 29,847

*(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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