National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALLOW, LITHIUM SALTS
CAS # 64755-02-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1268

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,898 414
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,666  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 58  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 723  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 218  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,240  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,412 3
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,990  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,722 13
637 MACHINISTS 61  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 69  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 245  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 23  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 451  
785 ASSEMBLERS 346 52
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
TOTAL 16,335 483

*(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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