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, state government, California, 2018

Characteristic State government 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 149.4 16.3 10.9 3.7 1.0 28.0 5.2 17.5 4.5 51.0 13.7 6.2 15.2 7.2 6.5 -- 25.2 10.7 13.8 .7 6.3
Gender: Male 190.8 22.0 14.0 4.7 2.0 29.6 7.2 16.3 5.0 68.9 22.0 3.1 15.5 11.7 11.2 -- 38.2 14.8 22.5 .8 4.4
Female 112.3 11.7 8.5 2.9 -- 26.0 3.3 18.7 3.7 34.7 6.1 8.9 14.3 3.6 2.8 -- 14.7 7.4 6.7 -- 7.2
Age: 14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16 to 19 174.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 115.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
20 to 24 163.9 15.6 12.8 -- -- 51.1 16.8 21.5 12.8 71.5 25.7 -- -- -- -- -- 19.8 17.3 -- -- --
25 to 34 125.4 13.1 7.4 3.0 2.7 19.9 5.3 11.0 2.0 31.8 5.7 3.9 13.6 8.9 8.2 -- 37.0 12.3 23.9 -- --
35 to 44 157.6 25.7 17.6 6.7 -- 24.6 -- 18.1 5.3 51.7 13.5 2.4 10.9 9.9 9.6 -- 32.7 11.0 20.6 -- --
45 to 54 146.9 14.2 9.7 2.5 -- 27.8 5.3 19.7 2.6 60.8 15.7 8.4 12.6 6.1 5.8 -- 23.4 11.6 11.5 -- 1.9
55 to 64 175.0 15.1 11.5 -- -- 46.5 12.1 24.3 9.9 67.5 16.9 16.7 16.5 9.8 8.7 -- 16.8 10.7 5.3 -- 2.8
65 and over 132.4 29.6 18.0 11.6 -- 38.1 -- 31.2 -- 23.4 8.7 -- 13.5 -- -- -- 23.0 -- -- -- --
Major occupational group: Management occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Business and financial operations occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Computer and mathematical occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Architecture and engineering occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Life, physical, and social science occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Community and social service occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Legal occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational instruction and library occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Healthcare support occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Protective service occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Food preparation and serving related occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Personal care and service occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Sales and related occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Office and administrative support occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Construction and extraction occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Production occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transportation and material moving occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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 7, 2019.