Table 18. Incidence rates[1] for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[2] per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker characteristics, major occupational group, and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, private industry, California, 2017

Characteristic Private industry Event or exposure leading to injury or illness[3]
Contact with objects Falls, slips, trips Overexertion Repetitive motion involving microtasks Exposure to harmful substance or environment Transportation accidents Fires and explosions Violence and other injuries by persons or animal All other events
Total Struck by object Struck against object Caught in or compressed or crushed Total Fall to lower level Fall on same level Slips or trips without fall Total In lifting Total Roadway accidents Total Intentional injury by other person Injury by person—unintentional or intent unknown Animal and insect related incidents
Total 102.1 26.0 15.0 5.2 3.4 24.7 5.0 15.3 4.0 36.5 11.3 5.9 5.2 4.1 2.4 .1 4.2 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.3
Gender: Male 103.6 31.3 17.1 6.4 4.6 23.2 5.6 12.7 4.5 35.1 13.1 2.8 4.6 4.7 2.6 .2 2.9 1.0 .5 1.2 1.5
Female 99.9 18.4 12.1 3.5 1.6 26.8 4.2 19.0 3.4 38.6 8.9 10.3 5.9 3.3 2.1 -- 6.1 2.9 2.2 .9 .9
Age: 14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16 to 19 125.7 54.1 37.4 8.2 3.0 20.2 2.3 14.8 3.0 23.4 11.8 1.7 18.0 3.7 -- -- 6.2 5.1 .8 -- --
20 to 24 110.8 35.9 22.6 5.3 4.3 23.5 8.0 10.8 4.2 32.3 9.7 4.8 7.2 4.8 2.6 -- 6.4 3.8 1.0 1.5 .7
25 to 34 93.0 28.5 18.1 6.0 2.2 15.9 2.8 8.4 4.2 32.7 10.6 4.2 5.5 4.2 2.0 -- 5.6 1.7 2.5 1.4 .6
35 to 44 92.4 20.9 12.9 3.6 3.2 20.6 4.4 12.3 3.6 36.6 12.9 5.4 4.5 4.5 2.7 -- 4.4 1.9 1.0 1.3 .9
45 to 54 110.2 26.9 13.0 6.3 4.7 27.0 4.7 17.8 4.2 45.2 11.8 9.3 3.6 3.9 2.8 .2 2.4 1.0 .6 .8 .9
55 to 64 111.6 21.8 10.9 4.5 3.7 37.1 5.1 26.1 5.6 38.7 11.5 6.3 6.4 3.6 1.7 -- 2.9 1.2 .8 1.0 1.0
65 and over 104.8 18.8 10.5 5.6 1.9 47.3 5.7 39.7 1.7 25.7 7.2 4.7 2.5 4.7 4.4 -- 4.6 3.7 .7 -- 1.3
Major occupational group: Management occupations 23.6 2.9 1.5 -- 1.2 7.2 .6 5.4 1.2 7.0 1.9 1.1 1.2 4.0 .6 -- .8 .2 .3 .3 .4
Business and financial operations occupations 17.5 1.0 -- .6 -- 2.9 -- 2.1 .5 10.5 .5 6.8 1.3 1.4 1.4 -- -- -- -- -- .2
Computer and mathematical occupations 5.9 .8 -- .7 -- 2.9 -- 2.4 -- 1.8 .7 .5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Architecture and engineering occupations 10.1 2.7 2.4 -- -- 2.2 .8 1.2 -- 2.5 1.0 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.4
Life, physical, and social science occupations 27.9 5.7 4.2 -- -- 5.2 -- 4.1 -- 9.1 1.7 3.2 2.7 -- -- -- 5.3 -- -- 5.3 --
Community and social service occupations 83.9 4.3 1.9 1.4 -- 31.1 3.4 25.7 -- 17.4 1.6 5.8 5.6 6.7 6.6 -- 18.9 9.3 8.4 -- --
Legal occupations 14.1 -- -- -- -- 2.3 -- -- -- 9.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational instruction and library occupations 67.0 7.7 7.2 -- -- 35.1 4.9 22.4 7.8 7.4 1.4 -- -- 4.4 3.7 -- 12.1 7.2 4.8 -- --
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 30.5 7.2 4.7 1.9 -- 5.5 -- 4.3 .8 11.6 .7 1.4 3.0 1.5 .8 -- 1.6 -- 1.1 -- --
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 123.9 16.6 11.6 3.6 .8 29.6 2.6 20.9 6.0 53.6 13.3 8.7 11.0 1.6 1.4 -- 11.0 3.6 7.0 .3 .5
Healthcare support occupations 206.6 34.1 27.1 3.7 2.4 37.3 1.0 30.9 4.1 86.0 29.1 10.4 5.6 3.7 3.3 -- 38.8 16.9 16.1 5.8 1.2
Protective service occupations 104.5 11.0 6.7 2.9 -- 36.6 3.2 26.6 6.5 20.7 6.5 1.3 11.0 7.8 3.8 -- 14.3 8.2 4.2 1.6 3.1
Food preparation and serving related occupations 127.5 44.0 32.9 4.7 2.2 27.7 3.3 20.1 4.1 38.9 16.7 6.7 12.7 .2 .2 -- 2.6 1.4 .4 -- 1.4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 311.1 83.5 28.1 41.4 4.8 78.5 12.9 48.3 16.6 105.0 32.6 14.0 20.4 11.0 1.0 1.5 5.0 1.0 -- 3.8 6.2
Personal care and service occupations 48.8 5.0 4.2 -- .6 10.2 1.2 6.9 2.1 22.9 3.5 5.2 1.5 2.8 1.9 -- 6.3 2.2 2.8 1.4 --
Sales and related occupations 57.1 9.2 6.4 1.1 .9 16.4 5.1 9.7 1.4 23.0 7.9 2.4 .7 2.9 2.1 -- 4.5 3.9 .2 -- .4
Office and administrative support occupations 60.6 12.7 7.7 2.7 2.1 16.1 3.3 11.5 1.2 24.2 7.5 7.2 3.3 1.9 .9 -- 1.5 .7 .4 .4 .9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 136.7 43.1 25.6 8.8 4.0 37.7 7.7 22.8 6.5 34.0 11.7 3.1 4.8 3.0 .5 -- 11.4 -- -- 11.2 2.5
Construction and extraction occupations 246.4 85.6 45.6 18.3 9.1 81.1 30.4 37.1 12.3 58.9 28.7 1.9 4.0 9.2 5.6 -- 1.5 -- -- 1.4 6.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 213.2 69.4 44.7 9.0 8.8 44.9 15.5 18.8 10.5 74.4 23.2 4.9 13.0 6.2 4.0 -- 2.2 .5 -- 1.7 2.9
Production occupations 138.8 50.9 22.7 6.2 17.1 23.4 2.3 16.4 4.5 52.2 12.7 15.0 7.3 2.7 2.0 -- 1.1 -- .5 .4 1.1
Transportation and material moving occupations 224.9 53.2 27.9 12.4 7.6 44.4 9.3 25.4 7.8 96.2 28.0 10.2 7.1 18.8 11.6 .5 2.7 1.2 -- 1.4 2.1

Footnotes

1

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

EH = total hours worked by all employees during calendar year

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

2
Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
3
Based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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, 2018.