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, 2017

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 114,590 29,140 5,290 12,730 11,120 85,450 30,980 2,670 4,590 10,100 18,470 15,700 2,940 --
Nature of injury, illness: Fractures 7,810 3,580 410 1,960 1,210 4,230 1,650 170 110 760 850 570 120 --
Sprains, strains, tears 41,120 8,020 1,490 3,080 3,450 33,100 13,600 1,250 1,100 3,160 8,180 4,770 1,040 --
Amputations 400 290 50 50 190 110 30 -- -- -- -- 70 -- --
Bruise, contusions 11,180 2,590 470 1,400 710 8,600 2,900 180 620 630 2,600 1,310 350 --
Chemical burns and corrosions 230 150 40 60 50 80 20 -- -- 50 -- -- -- --
Heat (thermal) burns 1,510 270 20 -- 220 1,240 130 70 -- 90 80 860 -- --
Soreness, pain 13,870 3,390 740 1,380 1,260 10,490 3,460 260 860 1,230 2,250 1,820 600 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures 11,670 3,960 480 1,990 1,480 7,720 2,750 70 230 870 890 2,590 310 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures: Cuts, lacerations 9,860 3,260 370 1,550 1,340 6,600 2,480 60 220 420 670 2,500 260 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures: Punctures (except gunshot wounds) 1,810 690 120 440 130 1,120 270 -- -- 460 220 100 50 --
Carpal tunnel syndrome 1,200 230 30 -- 190 980 150 30 60 490 130 100 -- --
Tendonitis 710 90 -- -- 80 620 110 -- -- -- 280 50 120 --
Multiple traumatic injuries 2,390 530 140 180 210 1,860 670 70 -- 550 380 130 -- --
Multiple traumatic injuries: with sprains and other injuries 1,130 190 70 60 70 940 230 60 -- 400 180 50 -- --
Multiple traumatic injuries: with fractures and other injuries 220 70 -- -- 70 140 100 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Part of body affected: Head 8,160 2,620 490 1,380 760 5,540 2,480 80 210 390 1,250 780 350 --
Head: Eye 2,620 1,180 320 580 280 1,440 700 -- -- 190 200 250 60 --
Neck 1,200 170 30 -- 100 1,030 370 30 -- 160 190 190 70 --
Trunk 25,420 6,580 1,150 3,220 2,200 18,840 7,610 560 650 1,880 4,890 2,710 550 --
Trunk: Back 19,900 4,900 780 2,690 1,430 15,000 6,070 480 580 1,480 4,110 2,030 250 --
Upper extremities 37,690 9,770 1,470 3,550 4,750 27,920 9,530 970 1,370 3,150 5,340 6,590 970 --
Upper extremities: Shoulder 7,440 1,610 250 530 830 5,830 2,440 220 170 800 1,240 770 200 --
Upper extremities: Arm 5,940 1,170 220 340 610 4,760 1,660 290 170 470 1,170 740 260 --
Upper extremities: Wrist 5,210 1,080 200 290 590 4,130 1,070 190 250 780 750 990 90 --
Upper extremities: Hand 15,790 5,030 710 2,170 2,150 10,760 3,470 200 650 950 1,790 3,450 240 --
Lower extremities 25,080 6,630 1,390 3,160 2,080 18,450 6,590 550 1,240 2,840 3,430 3,150 660 --
Lower extremities: Knee 8,650 1,760 420 700 630 6,890 2,270 220 440 970 1,420 1,320 250 --
Lower extremities: Ankle 5,910 1,760 400 760 600 4,160 1,610 130 320 450 960 530 160 --
Lower extremities: Foot 5,510 1,620 240 970 410 3,890 1,360 80 180 880 530 790 70 --
Lower extremities: Toe, toenail 1,210 380 120 100 160 830 310 -- -- 90 60 340 -- --
Body systems 3,520 390 110 90 190 3,130 650 120 490 750 640 440 50 --
Multiple 12,270 2,660 570 1,180 920 9,600 3,510 340 490 800 2,500 1,720 250 --
Source of injury, illness: Chemical, chemical products 1,440 490 80 150 260 950 420 -- 70 240 90 100 -- --
Containers 14,920 2,370 570 600 1,200 12,550 7,280 110 580 770 1,040 2,670 100 --
Furniture, fixtures 4,360 590 40 100 450 3,760 1,120 80 190 380 1,100 770 130 --
Machinery 5,590 2,060 260 430 1,360 3,530 1,180 110 460 590 410 760 -- --
Parts and materials 8,320 4,220 520 2,400 1,300 4,100 1,950 240 150 770 250 280 470 --
Person, injured or ill worker 22,920 4,760 730 1,430 2,600 18,160 6,200 700 970 2,820 3,690 3,050 730 --
Person, injured or ill worker: Worker motion or position 21,240 4,590 700 1,380 2,520 16,640 5,730 630 820 2,520 3,470 2,770 710 --
Person, other than injured or ill workers 7,170 80 -- -- 60 7,090 670 -- 420 260 5,250 460 -- --
Person, other than injured or ill workers: Health care patient 4,180 -- -- -- -- 4,180 40 -- 70 110 3,960 -- -- --
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 15,660 3,680 860 1,470 1,340 11,990 3,550 390 530 1,330 2,940 2,710 530 --
Ladder 2,440 1,120 170 860 80 1,320 690 230 -- 30 20 300 -- --
Handtools 5,970 2,720 350 1,630 730 3,260 1,130 30 140 250 180 1,500 -- --
Vehicles 9,380 1,760 330 730 690 7,620 3,900 170 620 1,270 940 480 240 --
Vehicles: Trucks 2,230 790 100 420 280 1,440 880 -- -- 410 50 -- -- --
Vehicles: Cart, dolly, hand truck - nonpowered 1,540 130 -- -- 90 1,400 750 -- -- 80 310 170 60 --
Event or exposure: Violence and other injuries by persons or animal 4,720 470 350 80 40 4,240 840 70 270 300 2,160 520 70 --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Intentional injury by other person 1,990 -- -- -- -- 1,970 460 -- 220 100 1,000 170 -- --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Injury by person - unintentional or intent unknown 1,360 -- -- -- -- 1,350 80 -- -- -- 1,050 160 -- --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Animal and insect related incidents 1,220 440 340 80 -- 780 250 50 -- 180 100 110 70 --
Transportation incidents 4,640 900 100 490 300 3,740 1,430 140 490 860 490 200 140 --
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles 2,660 470 20 310 140 2,190 810 130 260 380 440 130 50 --
Fires and explosions 110 -- -- -- -- 100 50 -- -- 50 -- -- -- --
Falls, slips, trips 27,690 7,830 1,560 3,940 2,330 19,860 6,610 780 690 2,180 4,610 4,110 880 --
Falls, slips, trips: Slips, trips without fall 4,510 1,370 240 690 440 3,140 870 220 170 550 680 630 -- --
Falls, slips, trips: Fall on same level 17,150 4,300 970 1,720 1,610 12,850 3,900 330 410 1,380 3,560 2,640 640 --
Falls, slips, trips: Fall to lower level 5,630 2,060 320 1,480 260 3,560 1,720 220 100 180 330 800 220 --
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 5,780 1,170 210 310 640 4,620 880 160 680 840 760 1,230 70 --
Contact with object, equipment 29,210 9,940 1,640 4,730 3,570 19,270 7,870 270 1,100 1,780 2,890 4,630 740 --
Contact with object, equipment: Struck by object or equipment 16,840 5,230 940 2,720 1,580 11,610 4,650 150 490 650 1,900 3,360 400 --
Contact with object, equipment: Struck against object or equipment 5,820 1,610 330 880 400 4,210 1,510 50 520 800 720 460 160 --
Contact with object, equipment: Caught in or compressed by object or equipment 3,800 1,940 190 520 1,230 1,850 1,080 50 40 130 130 380 -- --
Overexertion and bodily reaction 40,970 8,310 1,310 2,910 4,100 32,660 13,060 1,220 1,260 3,800 7,480 4,840 1,000 --
Overexertion and bodily reaction: Repetitive motion involving microtasks 6,570 1,260 140 50 1,070 5,310 1,610 170 210 940 1,030 950 410 --
Overexertion and bodily reaction: Overexertion in lifting or lowering 12,710 2,980 410 1,540 1,030 9,730 4,540 390 250 1,040 1,950 1,450 120 --

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 8, 2018.