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.