Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[1] by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, state government, California, 2020

Characteristic Percent of cases involving Median days away from work
Total cases 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 10 days 11 to 20 days 21 to 30 days 31 or more days
Total 100.0 6.9 5.2 8.5 18.5 22.0 10.0 28.9 14
Gender: Male 100.0 7.6 5.3 8.2 18.5 23.2 8.6 28.8 14
Female 100.0 5.2 5.2 8.9 18.9 19.6 13.4 28.5 14
Age: 14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16 to 19 100.0 -- -- 37.5 -- 50.0 -- -- 4
20 to 24 100.0 -- 20.0 30.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 -- 9
25 to 34 100.0 6.7 10.1 7.8 27.9 24.6 10.1 12.8 10
35 to 44 100.0 9.7 4.8 8.4 15.9 20.3 4.4 36.6 14
45 to 54 100.0 4.3 3.5 8.2 20.3 20.8 13.0 30.3 16
55 to 64 100.0 6.7 1.9 5.8 11.5 24.0 13.5 36.5 21
65 and over 100.0 15.4 -- -- -- -- 30.8 30.8 27
Length of service with employer: Less than 3 months 100.0 -- -- 14.8 22.2 40.7 -- 18.5 11
3 to 11 months 100.0 22.9 5.7 8.6 17.1 20.0 17.1 8.6 8
1 to 5 years 100.0 3.7 8.2 10.6 20.8 24.1 10.6 21.2 13
5 or more years 100.0 8.0 4.3 7.0 16.3 20.2 10.4 33.5 16
Race or ethnic origin[2]: White 100.0 -- -- 7.5 -- 12.5 25.0 50.0 37
Hispanic or Latino 100.0 -- 2.5 5.0 17.5 26.3 12.5 33.8 15
Black or African American 100.0 -- -- -- -- 38.5 -- 38.5 15
Asian 100.0 -- -- -- -- 33.3 -- 26.7 23
American Indian or Alaska Native -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Multi-race -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Hispanic and other -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Footnotes

1
Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
2
Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both "Multi-race" and "Hispanic and other" race.

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 3, 2021