Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[1] by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, state government, California, 2019
| Characteristic | Percent of cases involving | Median days away from work | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases | 1 day | 2 days | 3 to 5 days | 6 to 10 days | 11 to 20 days | 21 to 30 days | 31 or more days | |||
| Total | 100.0 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 40.5 | 18 | |
| Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 41.5 | 18 |
| Female | 100.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 38.9 | 17 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | 12.0 | -- | 20.0 | 16.0 | -- | -- | 48.0 | 20 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 16.5 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 41.7 | 24 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 32.9 | 14 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 49.4 | 30 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 37.4 | 16 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | -- | -- | 23.8 | 23.8 | 14.3 | -- | 33.3 | 9 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | -- | 12.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | -- | 44.0 | 12 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | -- | 9.4 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.3 | -- | 25.0 | 6 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 40.1 | 23 | |
| 5 or more years | 100.0 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 42.2 | 17 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 16.7 | 8.3 | -- | 54.2 | 42 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 5.6 | -- | 14.8 | -- | 7.4 | 7.4 | 59.3 | 39 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 23.1 | 23.1 | -- | 38.5 | 18 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57.1 | 43 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multi-race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic and other | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Footnotes
- 1
- Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
- 2
- Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both "Multi-race" and "Hispanic and other" race.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating state agencies, July 26, 2021