Table 18. Annualized incidence rates[1] for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work (DAFW)[2] per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker characteristics, major occupational group, and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, state government, California, 2023-2024
| Characteristic | State government | Event or exposure leading to injury or illness[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact incidents | Falls, slips, trips | Overexertion | Exposure to harmful substance or environment | Transportation accidents | Explosions and fires | Violent acts | All other events | ||||||||||||||
| Total | Contact with person, animal | Struck by propelled, falling objects | Struck by running powered equipment | Contact with non-running object | Total | Fall on lower level | Slip, trip, stumble, between levels | Slip, trip, stumble, fall same level | Total | While moving external objects | Repetitive microtasks | Total | Roadway incidents | Total | Violent acts by other person | ||||||
| Total | 205.6 | 22.0 | 3.9 | 6.3 | .3 | 11.0 | 26.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 16.6 | 52.9 | 25.1 | 6.1 | 65.6 | 5.4 | 2.6 | -- | 23.7 | 23.5 | 9.8 | |
| Sex: | Male | 291.9 | 30.3 | 4.3 | 9.2 | .6 | 15.4 | 41.9 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 22.0 | 79.2 | 40.1 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 6.5 | 1.6 | -- | 41.7 | 41.7 | 19.6 |
| Female | 143.9 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | -- | 8.2 | 15.6 | -- | 2.5 | 12.9 | 34.4 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 59.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | -- | 11.2 | 10.9 | 2.3 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 26.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 20 to 24 | 332.9 | 72.2 | -- | 16.4 | -- | 55.8 | 84.1 | -- | -- | 43.4 | 91.7 | -- | -- | 59.5 | -- | -- | -- | 22.3 | 22.3 | -- | |
| 25 to 34 | 169.5 | 17.7 | 1.9 | 5.5 | -- | 10.2 | 7.5 | -- | -- | 6.4 | 54.4 | 25.4 | 1.7 | 38.2 | 14.5 | 7.2 | -- | 36.4 | 36.4 | -- | |
| 35 to 44 | 206.5 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | -- | 4.4 | 33.7 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 21.5 | 49.0 | 26.1 | 7.6 | 74.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | -- | 23.5 | 22.8 | 9.7 | |
| 45 to 54 | 248.0 | 36.4 | 7.0 | 12.9 | -- | 15.9 | 26.9 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 13.7 | 69.8 | 40.3 | 6.9 | 82.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | -- | 25.4 | 25.4 | 4.7 | |
| 55 to 64 | 206.3 | 15.6 | 3.1 | -- | -- | 8.8 | 37.9 | -- | 10.7 | 26.7 | 43.6 | 22.1 | 6.0 | 90.9 | -- | -- | -- | 12.4 | 12.4 | 5.6 | |
| 65 and over | 82.3 | 9.9 | -- | 5.9 | -- | -- | 11.7 | -- | -- | 10.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | -- | 32.6 | 15.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | |
| Major occupational group: | Management occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Business and financial operations occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Community and social service occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Legal occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Healthcare support occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Protective service occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Personal care and service occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Sales and related occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Office and administrative support occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Construction and extraction occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Production occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Occupation group not reported | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Footnotes
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Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where
N = number of injuries and illnesses during the reference period
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the reference period
20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).
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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.
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- Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) version 3 implemented for 2023 data forward. For complete information on the OIICS Version used in this year, see the OIICS manual page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/occupational-injuries-and-illnesses-classification-manual.htm.
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.