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, state government, 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 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 24.0 | 13.6 | 5.1 | 34.7 | 12 | |
| Sex: | Male | 100.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 10.2 | 21.7 | 15.9 | 6.3 | 39.5 | 14 |
| Female | 100.0 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 19.0 | 27.2 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 28.5 | 10 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 17.9 | 25.0 | -- | 43.8 | 16 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 12.4 | 25.8 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 29.9 | 14 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 25.5 | 16.5 | 5.6 | 38.8 | 14 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 17.8 | 28.0 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 34.4 | 10 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 22.4 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 31.7 | 12 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | 6.9 | -- | 6.9 | 41.4 | 20.7 | -- | 20.7 | 10 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | -- | 18.2 | 24.2 | 33.3 | -- | -- | 18.2 | 6 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 21.8 | 29.6 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 31.0 | 8 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 5.4 | 36.6 | 14 | |
| 5 or more years | 100.0 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 14.1 | 25.5 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 35.9 | 12 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 21.4 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 33.3 | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 19.1 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 48.9 | 23 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | -- | -- | 12.2 | 40.8 | -- | -- | 44.9 | 10 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | 7.1 | -- | 19.0 | 26.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 26.2 | 8 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 87.5 | -- | -- | -- | 9 | |
| 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, January 22, 2026.