National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LITHIUM HYDROXIDE, MONOHYDRATE
CAS # 1310-66-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X6293

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 378  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 814 621
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 213
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,483 918
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,445 230
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 918 636
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,315 164
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,358  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 690  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,015  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,330  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,678  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 620  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 96  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 419  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,909  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 157  
575 ELECTRICIANS 196  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,445  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 179  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 194  
637 MACHINISTS 5,593 42
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 72  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 193 193
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368 167
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,132  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 820 442
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 9  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 271 234
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 738 201
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 254 5
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 123  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,680 2,001
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,308  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,603  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 148  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,760  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,754  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,066  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,933  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,312  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 172 26
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 32  
TOTAL 59,941 6,243

*(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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