Table 6. Percent distribution 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 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 --
Nature of injury, illness: Fractures 6.2 7.8 9.9 7.9 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 3.5 6.0 5.9 5.0 6.0 --
Sprains, strains, tears 34.7 27.6 24.5 28.9 27.4 37.0 42.2 56.2 27.5 33.7 39.7 28.9 18.5 --
Amputations .5 .9 .4 .5 1.6 .4 .3 -- -- .4 -- .9 -- --
Bruise, contusions 7.9 5.9 10.6 4.1 5.8 8.6 9.7 3.7 2.3 11.7 9.8 5.3 7.5 --
Chemical burns and corrosions .2 .5 .7 -- .9 .1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Heat (thermal) burns 1.5 .7 .9 -- 1.3 1.7 .4 -- -- -- .5 7.4 -- --
Soreness, pain 21.0 23.3 25.7 24.8 20.4 20.3 17.5 10.1 24.6 16.9 25.3 20.3 35.1 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures 11.0 14.1 7.8 15.1 15.9 10.0 10.0 6.0 6.4 7.4 2.9 18.4 19.4 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures: Cuts, lacerations 9.5 11.0 5.9 9.9 14.7 9.0 9.6 3.2 6.4 3.6 2.1 17.7 18.8 --
Cuts, lacerations, punctures: Punctures (except gunshot wounds) 1.5 3.1 1.9 5.1 1.2 1.0 .4 2.8 -- 3.7 .8 .6 -- --
Carpal tunnel syndrome .6 .3 .4 -- .5 .7 .5 -- 2.3 1.1 .5 .6 -- --
Tendonitis .5 .8 .9 -- 1.4 .3 .4 -- .9 -- .4 -- -- --
Multiple traumatic injuries 2.2 2.5 3.7 2.0 2.7 2.1 1.6 6.5 2.9 2.0 2.9 1.7 -- --
Multiple traumatic injuries: with sprains and other injuries 1.3 1.6 2.8 1.2 1.4 1.2 .9 1.4 -- 1.3 2.5 .9 -- --
Multiple traumatic injuries: with fractures and other injuries .3 .5 -- .6 .6 .2 .1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Part of body affected: Head 7.5 9.2 14.5 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.8 4.6 5.2 5.9 8.2 7.1 7.8 --
Head: Eye 2.2 4.1 6.3 3.7 3.3 1.6 1.6 -- 3.5 1.2 .8 1.9 2.8 --
Neck 1.0 .7 .7 1.0 .5 1.1 1.3 -- .9 1.3 1.3 .8 -- --
Trunk 21.9 21.9 18.2 23.7 21.5 22.0 24.2 27.6 16.2 18.9 23.7 18.7 18.2 --
Trunk: Back 17.1 15.3 10.4 16.0 16.9 17.7 19.3 24.9 15.4 13.8 19.9 15.3 12.2 --
Upper extremities 31.4 33.4 29.0 27.7 42.6 30.7 30.5 27.2 27.0 25.1 26.2 39.9 33.5 --
Upper extremities: Shoulder 6.3 5.9 5.2 6.3 5.7 6.5 7.8 8.8 6.4 3.2 8.1 3.2 9.1 --
Upper extremities: Arm 4.3 5.1 6.9 3.9 5.6 4.0 3.3 1.8 2.9 8.1 4.3 3.8 -- --
Upper extremities: Wrist 3.8 3.8 3.0 4.4 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.6 3.0 4.1 4.0 2.8 --
Upper extremities: Hand 14.3 16.5 10.8 12.6 24.1 13.6 13.5 10.6 9.9 7.8 6.3 24.8 19.4 --
Lower extremities 22.6 22.3 24.7 26.2 16.2 22.7 24.8 22.1 32.8 24.8 19.5 19.4 18.2 --
Lower extremities: Knee 8.4 8.2 8.9 10.2 5.5 8.5 8.6 9.7 22.6 9.4 7.1 6.5 5.6 --
Lower extremities: Ankle 5.4 5.4 6.3 7.0 3.0 5.4 6.0 3.2 7.2 6.2 5.3 4.1 2.5 --
Lower extremities: Foot 5.0 4.8 3.5 5.8 4.2 5.1 6.5 6.0 1.7 3.5 3.6 5.6 1.9 --
Lower extremities: Toe, toenail 1.4 1.2 .9 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.6 5.1 -- .9 1.1 1.9 -- --
Body systems 2.5 1.1 .9 .4 2.0 3.0 2.3 3.2 5.5 5.9 3.2 2.1 1.9 --
Multiple 11.0 9.3 10.8 9.6 8.3 11.5 8.6 12.9 9.3 16.8 17.1 9.5 7.8 --
Source of injury, illness: Chemical, chemical products 1.5 1.8 1.1 1.6 2.5 1.3 .4 -- 1.7 1.3 1.7 3.1 -- --
Containers 13.5 7.2 6.5 2.6 13.2 15.6 24.7 5.1 5.8 9.2 4.8 17.4 5.6 --
Furniture, fixtures 4.9 2.9 1.5 1.4 5.4 5.6 4.1 3.2 4.1 4.9 8.3 6.8 5.6 --
Machinery 4.5 8.0 6.7 5.2 12.1 3.4 2.9 1.8 4.6 3.4 2.1 5.9 -- --
Parts and materials 8.2 18.4 10.0 25.8 13.5 4.8 6.7 7.4 7.5 7.5 1.1 1.2 9.4 --
Person, injured or ill worker 17.1 13.0 13.9 10.0 16.1 18.5 17.3 38.2 31.9 20.0 15.2 16.7 26.3 --
Person, injured or ill worker: Worker motion or position 15.9 12.4 13.4 9.9 15.0 17.1 16.2 36.4 27.8 18.9 13.7 16.2 19.1 --
Person, other than injured or ill workers 6.8 .4 .4 -- .8 8.9 2.6 1.8 1.4 3.4 34.3 1.9 2.8 --
Person, other than injured or ill workers: Health care patient 4.0 -- -- -- -- 5.4 -- -- -- 1.1 25.8 -- -- --
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 11.4 9.7 17.3 7.5 8.8 11.9 8.5 10.1 24.9 9.7 14.0 16.3 8.2 --
Ladder 2.6 6.1 3.3 10.5 2.2 1.4 1.8 11.1 -- .9 .4 1.0 -- --
Handtools 5.8 7.5 5.2 8.6 7.2 5.2 5.2 2.3 3.2 4.2 1.2 8.7 17.6 --
Vehicles 9.8 6.0 8.7 4.8 6.0 11.1 16.6 10.1 4.1 15.6 5.2 5.5 10.3 --
Vehicles: Trucks 2.1 1.7 2.2 2.1 .8 2.3 4.2 -- -- 4.6 .3 -- -- --
Vehicles: Cart, dolly, hand truck - nonpowered 2.1 .5 -- -- 1.2 2.6 2.7 .9 -- 3.1 1.8 3.9 1.3 --
Event or exposure: Violence and other injuries by persons or animal 4.7 1.7 5.9 .5 1.0 5.7 2.4 2.3 1.2 7.3 16.8 2.2 -- --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Intentional injury by other person 2.3 .3 .4 -- .5 3.0 1.1 1.4 -- 1.8 10.6 .9 -- --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Injury by person - unintentional or intent unknown 1.3 .1 -- -- .3 1.7 1.1 -- -- .8 5.2 .5 -- --
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Animal and insect related incidents 1.1 1.4 5.8 .5 .2 1.1 .2 -- -- 4.7 1.1 .8 -- --
Transportation incidents 4.3 2.5 4.8 2.3 1.8 4.8 5.7 6.9 3.5 11.0 3.0 1.1 5.6 --
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles 3.0 1.6 1.9 2.2 .6 3.5 3.4 6.0 2.3 10.4 2.6 .6 3.1 --
Fires and explosions .1 .2 -- .4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Falls, slips, trips 23.1 26.0 32.9 29.1 18.9 22.1 19.9 17.5 33.3 23.7 21.8 24.3 20.4 --
Falls, slips, trips: Slips, trips without fall 2.7 2.7 4.8 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.4 3.7 6.1 2.2 1.7 3.9 2.5 --
Falls, slips, trips: Fall on same level 14.1 10.9 20.8 6.9 10.9 15.2 11.6 6.9 24.3 17.7 17.0 17.8 16.6 --
Falls, slips, trips: Fall to lower level 5.4 10.8 5.8 17.2 5.3 3.6 5.3 1.8 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.3 -- --
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 5.1 3.8 4.5 2.9 4.8 5.5 2.2 4.1 6.1 7.0 5.1 12.4 1.6 --
Contact with object, equipment 25.6 30.7 27.5 29.5 33.8 23.9 28.4 16.1 15.4 17.6 12.9 30.7 34.5 --
Contact with object, equipment: Struck by object or equipment 14.9 14.2 14.3 13.9 14.6 15.1 18.3 7.4 9.9 11.5 6.2 22.1 15.7 --
Contact with object, equipment: Struck against object or equipment 4.5 5.8 5.6 6.6 4.9 4.0 4.1 4.6 3.2 3.1 3.5 5.3 3.1 --
Contact with object, equipment: Caught in or compressed by object or equipment 4.0 6.7 4.1 4.7 10.5 3.0 4.7 4.1 -- 1.6 2.7 1.9 -- --
Overexertion and bodily reaction 35.3 30.6 22.1 28.5 37.6 36.8 40.4 52.1 40.0 31.0 39.7 28.1 35.1 --
Overexertion and bodily reaction: Repetitive motion involving microtasks 4.7 4.1 2.4 3.2 6.0 4.9 3.8 6.9 9.3 6.1 4.5 4.7 9.1 --
Overexertion and bodily reaction: Overexertion in lifting or lowering 11.6 9.8 3.9 8.3 14.4 12.1 16.4 11.1 9.0 9.1 12.2 7.8 3.1 --

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.