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 away from work, private industry, California, 2023-2024
| Characteristic | 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 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 19.2 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 30.6 | 10 | |
| Sex: | Male | 100.0 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 18.9 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 6.2 | 31.9 | 10 |
| Female | 100.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 20.2 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 4.8 | 30.0 | 9 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 20.5 | 7 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 23.7 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 5.2 | 19.7 | 6 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 22.0 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 23.8 | 7 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 12.8 | 7.9 | 17.4 | 12.3 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 34.6 | 10 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 18.0 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 37.9 | 15 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 39.0 | 15 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 19.3 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 41.1 | 15 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | 12.0 | 8.6 | 20.7 | 13.4 | 16.0 | 5.2 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 19.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 28.5 | 10 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 20.4 | 14.5 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 28.6 | 8 | |
| 5 years or more | 100.0 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 16.3 | 13.1 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 39.5 | 14 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 15.8 | 9.8 | 23.8 | 13.9 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 21.9 | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 20.2 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 6.3 | 28.6 | 10 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 38.5 | 15 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 27.3 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 27.0 | 7 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.0 | -- | -- | 3.6 | -- | 16.4 | -- | 18.2 | 10 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 20.8 | 10.4 | -- | 5.2 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 31.2 | 7 | |
| Multi-race | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | |
| Hispanic and other | 100.0 | 28.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.8 | -- | 14 | |
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, January 22, 2026.