Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work (DAFW)[1] by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, local government, California, 2023-2024

Characteristic Percent of cases involving Median days
Total cases 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 10 days 11 to 20 days 21 to 30 days 31 days or more
Total 100.0 10.6 5.6 14.9 15.5 12.7 8.2 32.6 12
Sex: Male 100.0 11.4 5.5 11.7 14.4 13.1 -- 34.5 15
Female 100.0 10.0 5.6 17.9 16.9 12.0 6.5 31.0 10
Age: 14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16 to 19 100.0 -- 30.6 16.7 -- -- -- -- 3
20 to 24 100.0 25.1 7.9 15.8 18.2 7.4 -- 24.6 6
25 to 34 100.0 12.6 5.9 18.0 17.1 12.3 11.2 23.0 9
35 to 44 100.0 10.8 5.4 12.3 17.5 12.0 4.9 37.0 12
45 to 54 100.0 12.2 6.2 9.3 16.3 11.6 10.7 33.5 14
55 to 64 100.0 6.8 5.9 19.0 14.3 15.3 9.6 29.2 12
65 and over 100.0 -- 2.9 19.4 6.8 11.8 5.0 44.1 19
Length of service with employer: Less than 3 months 100.0 13.5 4.7 24.6 12.3 21.6 7.0 16.4 9
3 to 11 months 100.0 11.6 4.3 24.3 12.7 8.5 10.2 28.6 8
1 to 5 years 100.0 8.0 6.6 14.4 19.2 15.3 4.8 31.8 11
5 or more years 100.0 11.1 5.5 13.6 15.1 11.5 -- 33.5 13
Race or ethnic origin[2]: White 100.0 11.6 7.5 13.1 9.7 16.0 6.9 35.3 14
Hispanic or Latino 100.0 17.1 7.2 15.4 14.7 11.7 6.1 27.7 9
Black or African American 100.0 9.2 4.8 13.0 13.5 8.7 7.2 43.0 22
Asian 100.0 27.5 6.9 27.5 16.4 1.6 2.6 16.9 4
American Indian or Alaska Native -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 100.0 -- 21.4 -- -- -- 17.9 46.4 30
Multi-race -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Hispanic and other 100.0 -- -- -- -- 48.7 -- 28.2 17

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, January 22, 2026.