Table 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work (DAFW)[1] by major occupational group and number of days, state government, California, 2021-2022
| Occupation | Percent of cases involving | Median days | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Management occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 10.3 | 58.6 | -- | 10.3 | 13.8 | 10 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 100.0 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 20.0 | 48.2 | -- | 7.1 | 18 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 100.0 | -- | 25.0 | -- | 50.0 | -- | -- | -- | 10 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 19.2 | 57.7 | -- | 15.4 | 13 |
| Community and social service occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 5.6 | 31.5 | 46.3 | -- | 13.0 | 11 |
| Legal occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 62.5 | -- | -- | -- | 10 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 100.0 | 1.7 | .8 | 10.8 | 24.3 | 32.0 | 3.4 | 26.8 | 12 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 8.3 | 44.8 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 27.1 | 9 |
| Protective service occupations | 100.0 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 17.4 | 43.5 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 12.2 | 8 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 22.6 | 31.4 | -- | 35.8 | 13 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 100.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 38.7 | 13 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88.9 | 55 |
| Sales and related occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 100.0 | 5.2 | -- | 10.5 | 35.1 | 29.3 | 2.1 | 16.8 | 10 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 7 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 100.0 | 11.3 | -- | 9.7 | 46.8 | -- | -- | 22.6 | 7 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 100.0 | 2.8 | -- | 4.2 | 45.8 | 34.7 | -- | 9.7 | 8 |
| Production occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 76.9 | 15.4 | -- | -- | 10 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 15.4 | 15.4 | -- | 53.8 | 41 |
Footnotes
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- Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
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.