Table 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[1] by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, private industry, California, 2018

Characteristic Private industry [2], [3], [4] Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing Natural resources and mining [2], [3] Construction Manufacturing Total service providing Trade, transportation and utilities[4] Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Public Administration
Total 117,110 29,460 5,380 13,270 10,810 87,660 34,040 2,170 3,450 9,970 17,800 17,030 3,190 --
Nature of injury, illness: Fractures 7,280 2,300 530 1,050 720 4,980 2,040 120 120 600 1,050 850 190 --
Sprains, strains, tears 40,580 8,130 1,320 3,840 2,960 32,460 14,350 1,220 950 3,360 7,060 4,930 590 --
Amputations 590 270 20 70 170 320 110 -- -- 40 -- 150 -- --
Bruise, contusions 9,250 1,740 570 540 630 7,510 3,300 80 80 1,170 1,740 900 240 --
Chemical burns and corrosions 200 150 40 -- 100 50 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Heat (thermal) burns 1,760 220 50 -- 140 1,530 150 -- -- -- 90 1,260 -- --
Soreness, pain 24,640 6,870 1,380 3,290 2,200 17,770 5,950 220 850 1,680 4,510 3,450 1,120 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures 12,900 4,140 420 2,000 1,720 8,760 3,410 130 220 740 520 3,130 620 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures: Cuts, lacerations 11,140 3,230 320 1,320 1,590 7,910 3,270 70 220 360 370 3,020 600 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures: Punctures (except gunshot wounds) 1,760 910 100 680 130 850 130 60 -- 370 150 110 -- --
Carpal tunnel syndrome 650 80 20 -- 50 570 170 -- 80 110 90 110 -- --
Tendonitis 530 250 50 -- 150 280 130 -- 30 -- 80 -- -- --
Multiple traumatic injuries 2,560 750 200 260 290 1,810 540 140 100 200 520 290 -- --
Multiple traumatic injuries: with sprains and other injuries 1,540 460 150 160 150 1,090 290 30 -- 130 450 150 -- --
Multiple traumatic injuries: with fractures and other injuries 310 160 -- 80 60 150 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Part of body affected: Head 8,830 2,710 780 1,060 870 6,120 2,330 100 180 590 1,460 1,210 250 --
Head: Eye 2,570 1,200 340 490 360 1,380 560 -- 120 120 150 320 90 --
Neck 1,210 220 40 130 50 1,000 450 -- 30 130 230 140 -- --
Trunk 25,690 6,440 980 3,140 2,320 19,250 8,250 600 560 1,880 4,210 3,180 580 --
Trunk: Back 20,060 4,510 560 2,120 1,830 15,550 6,570 540 530 1,380 3,540 2,600 390 --
Upper extremities 36,760 9,840 1,560 3,670 4,610 26,920 10,370 590 930 2,500 4,660 6,790 1,070 --
Upper extremities: Shoulder 7,420 1,750 280 840 620 5,670 2,660 190 220 320 1,440 550 290 --
Upper extremities: Arm 5,000 1,500 370 520 610 3,500 1,120 40 100 810 770 650 -- --
Upper extremities: Wrist 4,450 1,110 160 580 370 3,340 1,300 80 160 300 730 680 90 --
Upper extremities: Hand 16,760 4,850 580 1,670 2,600 11,910 4,580 230 340 780 1,130 4,230 620 --
Lower extremities 26,440 6,560 1,330 3,480 1,750 19,880 8,450 480 1,130 2,470 3,470 3,310 580 --
Lower extremities: Knee 9,850 2,430 480 1,360 590 7,420 2,940 210 780 940 1,260 1,110 180 --
Lower extremities: Ankle 6,310 1,590 340 930 320 4,720 2,050 70 250 620 940 700 80 --
Lower extremities: Foot 5,840 1,420 190 770 450 4,430 2,220 130 60 350 640 960 60 --
Lower extremities: Toe, toenail 1,650 360 50 190 130 1,290 530 110 -- 90 200 330 -- --
Body systems 2,930 330 50 50 220 2,600 770 70 190 590 570 350 60 --
Multiple 12,860 2,750 580 1,270 900 10,110 2,930 280 320 1,670 3,050 1,610 250 --
Source of injury, illness: Chemical, chemical products 1,710 530 60 210 270 1,180 140 -- 60 130 310 530 -- --
Containers 15,790 2,120 350 340 1,430 13,670 8,420 110 200 920 860 2,960 180 --
Furniture, fixtures 5,740 840 80 190 580 4,890 1,380 70 140 490 1,480 1,150 180 --
Machinery 5,310 2,370 360 690 1,310 2,940 1,000 40 160 340 370 1,000 -- --
Parts and materials 9,600 5,430 540 3,430 1,460 4,170 2,290 160 260 750 200 210 300 --
Person, injured or ill worker 20,010 3,820 750 1,330 1,740 16,190 5,880 830 1,100 1,990 2,710 2,840 840 --
Person, injured or ill worker: Worker motion or position 18,620 3,660 720 1,320 1,620 14,960 5,510 790 960 1,880 2,440 2,760 610 --
Person, other than injured or ill workers 7,950 120 20 -- 90 7,830 880 40 50 340 6,110 320 90 --
Person, other than injured or ill workers: Health care patient 4,730 -- -- -- -- 4,730 -- -- -- 110 4,600 -- -- --
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 13,330 2,860 930 990 950 10,470 2,910 220 860 970 2,490 2,770 260 --
Ladder 3,010 1,810 180 1,390 240 1,190 600 240 -- 90 80 170 -- --
Handtools 6,800 2,200 280 1,140 780 4,600 1,760 50 110 420 210 1,490 560 --
Vehicles 11,510 1,760 470 640 650 9,750 5,640 220 140 1,560 930 930 330 --
Vehicles: Trucks 2,500 490 120 280 90 2,010 1,440 -- -- 460 50 -- -- --
Vehicles: Cart, dolly, hand truck - nonpowered 2,440 150 -- -- 130 2,290 930 20 -- 310 320 660 40 --
Event or exposure: Violence and other injuries by persons or animal 5,510 500 320 70 110 5,010 800 50 40 730 2,990 370 -- --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Intentional injury by other person 2,700 80 20 -- 50 2,620 370 30 -- 180 1,880 150 -- --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Injury by person - unintentional or intent unknown 1,480 30 -- -- 30 1,450 370 -- -- 80 920 80 -- --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Animal and insect related incidents 1,320 400 310 70 20 930 60 -- -- 470 190 140 -- --
Transportation incidents 4,990 750 260 310 190 4,230 1,950 150 120 1,100 540 180 180 --
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles 3,530 460 100 290 60 3,070 1,160 130 80 1,040 460 110 100 --
Fires and explosions 60 60 -- 50 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Falls, slips, trips 27,000 7,670 1,770 3,860 2,040 19,330 6,780 380 1,150 2,360 3,880 4,130 650 --
Falls, slips, trips: Slips, trips without fall 3,180 800 260 300 240 2,380 830 80 210 220 300 670 80 --
Falls, slips, trips: Fall on same level 16,500 3,210 1,120 910 1,180 13,290 3,950 150 840 1,760 3,020 3,030 530 --
Falls, slips, trips: Fall to lower level 6,290 3,170 310 2,280 570 3,120 1,810 40 100 290 450 400 -- --
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 5,930 1,130 240 380 520 4,800 740 90 210 700 900 2,110 50 --
Contact with object, equipment 29,980 9,050 1,480 3,910 3,650 20,920 9,660 350 530 1,750 2,300 5,220 1,100 --
Contact with object, equipment: Struck by object or equipment 17,450 4,190 770 1,840 1,580 13,270 6,240 160 340 1,150 1,110 3,770 500 --
Contact with object, equipment: Struck against object or equipment 5,230 1,710 300 880 530 3,520 1,380 100 110 310 620 900 100 --
Contact with object, equipment: Caught in or compressed by object or equipment 4,660 1,980 220 630 1,130 2,670 1,590 90 -- 160 480 330 -- --
Overexertion and bodily reaction 41,330 9,020 1,190 3,780 4,060 32,300 13,740 1,130 1,380 3,090 7,060 4,790 1,120 --
Overexertion and bodily reaction: Repetitive motion involving microtasks 5,490 1,200 130 420 650 4,290 1,310 150 320 610 800 800 290 --
Overexertion and bodily reaction: Overexertion in lifting or lowering 13,530 2,880 210 1,100 1,560 10,650 5,580 240 310 910 2,180 1,330 100 --

Footnotes

1
Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
2
Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3
Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates of other industries.
4
Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.

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 7, 2019.