National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALLOW, HYDROGENATED, LITHIUM SALTS
CAS # 66071-82-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X9876

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 302  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,418  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 96  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 7,333  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 101  
785 ASSEMBLERS 954 88
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,714 454
TOTAL 13,254 542

*(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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