Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work (DAFW)[1] by selected worker characteristics and number of days, state government, California, 2021-2022
Characteristic | Percent of cases involving | Median days | ||||||||
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Total cases | 1 day | 2 days | 3 to 5 days | 6 to 10 days | 11 to 20 days | 21 to 30 days | 31 days or more | |||
Total | 100.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 13.3 | 35.9 | 21.6 | 3.1 | 19.0 | 10 | |
Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 17.3 | 40.5 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 8 |
Female | 100.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 27.4 | 29.8 | 3.0 | 26.3 | 12 | |
Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
16 to 19 | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | |
20 to 24 | 100.0 | 6.0 | -- | 6.0 | 60.2 | 19.3 | 8.4 | -- | 9 | |
25 to 34 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 20.1 | 35.3 | 23.5 | 1.5 | 14.0 | 9 | |
35 to 44 | 100.0 | 9.3 | .4 | 12.3 | 29.8 | 25.4 | 3.6 | 19.2 | 10 | |
45 to 54 | 100.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 15.4 | 43.5 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 10 | |
55 to 64 | 100.0 | 8.0 | .8 | 8.3 | 29.1 | 21.3 | 5.5 | 26.6 | 14 | |
65 and over | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 25.0 | -- | -- | 58.3 | 34 | |
Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | -- | -- | 22.5 | 20.7 | 50.5 | -- | 4.5 | 11 |
3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 3.8 | -- | 22.2 | 24.1 | 17.1 | 1.3 | 31.0 | 10 | |
1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 21.6 | 27.4 | 16.3 | 3.7 | 25.3 | 10 | |
5 or more years | 100.0 | 7.1 | .8 | 9.3 | 40.1 | 22.9 | 3.1 | 16.5 | 10 | |
Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 42.6 | 33.5 | 4.1 | 12.2 | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 27.4 | 40.7 | 3.8 | 18.4 | 13 | |
Black or African American | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 31.3 | -- | -- | 25.0 | 27 | |
Asian | 100.0 | -- | -- | 24.8 | 40.2 | -- | -- | 34.2 | 7 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 62.5 | 37.5 | -- | -- | 10 | |
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, November 8, 2023.