Table 8. Incidence rates[1] of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, California, 2021
| Industry[2] | NAICS code[3] | Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cases | Skin disorders | Respiratory conditions | Poisonings | Hearing loss | All other illnesses | ||
| All industries including state and local government[4] | No Value | 70.5 | 1.6 | 48.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 19.7 |
| Private industry [4] | No Value | 54.9 | 1.4 | 38.0 | [5] | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| Goods-producing[4] | No Value | 34.7 | 1.9 | 18.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| Natural resources and mining[4],[6] | No Value | 33.2 | 6.2 | 12.6 | -- | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting[4] | No Value | 34.8 | 6.5 | 13.3 | -- | 0.5 | 14.1 |
| Crop production[4] | 111 | 34.6 | 9.5 | 7.7 | -- | 1.2 | 16.1 |
| Animal production and aquaculture[4] | 112 | 16.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4 |
| Support activities for agriculture and forestry | 115 | 38.5 | 5.0 | 20.1 | -- | -- | 12.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction[6] | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining (except oil and gas)[7] | 212 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Construction | No Value | -- | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | 10.2 |
| Construction of buildings | 236 | 29.5 | -- | 15.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Heavy and civil engineering construction | 237 | 11.6 | 2.1 | -- | -- | -- | 8.0 |
| Specialty trade contractors | 238 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3 |
| Manufacturing | No Value | 39.3 | 1.5 | 20.9 | -- | 3.2 | 13.6 |
| Food manufacturing | 311 | 55.2 | 1.4 | 31.7 | -- | 6.1 | 16.0 |
| Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing | 312 | 18.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2 |
| Textile product mills | 314 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wood product manufacturing | 321 | 213.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.2 |
| Paper manufacturing | 322 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Printing and related support activities | 323 | 67.0 | -- | 25.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | 324 | 13.2 | -- | 13.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical manufacturing | 325 | 36.1 | -- | 10.9 | -- | 2.1 | 20.7 |
| Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | 326 | 62.5 | 7.5 | -- | -- | 8.3 | -- |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 327 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 331 | 64.2 | -- | 35.4 | -- | -- | 18.8 |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 332 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | -- |
| Machinery manufacturing | 333 | 50.4 | -- | -- | -- | 4.6 | 10.4 |
| Computer and electronic product manufacturing | 334 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | 6.3 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 336 | 20.0 | -- | 6.0 | -- | -- | 12.0 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 339 | 26.8 | 4.5 | 9.9 | -- | -- | 12.0 |
| Service providing | No Value | 60.3 | 1.3 | 43.4 | [5] | 0.2 | 15.4 |
| Trade transportation and utilities | No Value | 69.3 | 0.8 | 47.8 | -- | 0.5 | 20.3 |
| Wholesale trade | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1 |
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 423 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.5 |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 424 | 23.6 | -- | 17.5 | -- | -- | 6.0 |
| Retail trade | No Value | 95.6 | 0.7 | 71.4 | -- | -- | 23.4 |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 441 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.6 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 442 | 4.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 443 | 83.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 444 | 24.3 | -- | 17.8 | -- | -- | 6.3 |
| Food and beverage stores | 445 | 183.8 | 2.1 | 154.1 | -- | -- | 27.3 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 448 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| General merchandise stores | 452 | 138.8 | 0.8 | 81.6 | -- | -- | 56.1 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 453 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transportation and warehousing[8] | No Value | 62.1 | 1.3 | 30.7 | -- | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| Air transportation | 481 | 78.5 | -- | 34.1 | -- | 12.8 | 30.8 |
| Truck transportation | 484 | 16.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0 |
| Transit and ground passenger transportation | 485 | 64.0 | -- | 60.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Scenic and sightseeing transportation | 487 | 199.7 | -- | 199.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Couriers and messengers | 492 | 68.7 | -- | 9.3 | -- | 1.4 | 57.8 |
| Warehousing and storage | 493 | 78.3 | 0.9 | 54.0 | -- | -- | 23.3 |
| Utilities | No Value | 10.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.3 |
| Utilities | 221 | 10.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.3 |
| Information | No Value | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 |
| Motion picture and sound recording industries | 512 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.6 |
| Other information services | 519 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Financial activities | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Finance and insurance | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.4 |
| Real estate | 531 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.6 |
| Professional and business services | No Value | 20.2 | 1.2 | 11.7 | -- | -- | 6.9 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | No Value | 12.8 | -- | 5.6 | -- | -- | 7.1 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 541 | 12.8 | -- | 5.6 | -- | -- | 7.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | No Value | 19.8 | 5.2 | 11.2 | -- | -- | 3.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 551 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 11.2 | -- | -- | 3.4 |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | No Value | 35.4 | 2.1 | -- | -- | -- | 7.8 |
| Administrative and support services | 561 | 35.4 | 2.3 | 23.6 | -- | -- | 8.3 |
| Educational and health services | No Value | 143.1 | 3.1 | 107.7 | -- | -- | 32.3 |
| Educational services | No Value | 15.0 | -- | 6.0 | -- | -- | 8.8 |
| Educational services | 611 | 15.0 | -- | 6.0 | -- | -- | 8.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | No Value | 160.0 | 3.5 | 121.1 | -- | -- | 35.4 |
| Ambulatory health care services | 621 | 115.7 | 3.8 | 81.3 | -- | -- | 30.6 |
| Hospitals | 622 | 209.2 | 4.3 | 148.7 | -- | -- | 55.9 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 623 | 274.4 | 5.1 | 224.2 | -- | -- | 45.1 |
| Social assistance | 624 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.4 |
| Leisure and hospitality | No Value | 38.7 | 1.5 | 30.9 | -- | -- | 6.2 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | No Value | 39.3 | 1.6 | 28.2 | -- | -- | 9.4 |
| Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions | 712 | 21.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries | 713 | 56.1 | -- | 40.9 | -- | -- | 13.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | No Value | 38.6 | -- | 31.4 | -- | -- | 5.6 |
| Accommodation | 721 | 135.4 | 2.9 | 115.3 | -- | -- | 16.4 |
| Food services and drinking places | 722 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.9 |
| Other services (except public administration) | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 813 | 28.6 | -- | 16.0 | -- | -- | 12.0 |
| State and local government[4] | No Value | 176.1 | 3.0 | 118.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 52.5 |
| State government[4] | No Value | 234.1 | 3.5 | 163.0 | -- | 1.1 | 66.5 |
| Service providing | No Value | 234.1 | 3.5 | 163.0 | -- | 1.1 | 66.5 |
| Educational and health services | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Educational services | No Value | 54.5 | -- | 7.7 | -- | -- | 46.3 |
| Educational services | 611 | 54.5 | -- | 7.7 | -- | -- | 46.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | No Value | 426.5 | -- | 343.6 | -- | -- | 80.0 |
| Hospitals | 622 | 436.2 | -- | 350.9 | -- | -- | 82.6 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 623 | 123.9 | -- | 115.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Public administration | No Value | 362.5 | 6.9 | 270.0 | -- | 2.2 | 83.2 |
| Executive, legislative, and other general government support | 921 | 15.1 | -- | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | 922 | 726.8 | 12.9 | 528.9 | -- | 3.9 | 180.7 |
| Administration of human resource programs | 923 | 122.9 | -- | 95.4 | -- | -- | 26.6 |
| Administration of economic programs | 926 | 103.1 | -- | 80.7 | -- | -- | 21.0 |
| Local government[4] | No Value | 157.6 | 2.8 | 104.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 48.1 |
| Goods-producing[4] | No Value | 53.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.0 |
| Service providing | No Value | 158.5 | 2.8 | 105.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 48.2 |
| Trade transportation and utilities | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Utilities | No Value | 56.5 | -- | -- | -- | 12.2 | -- |
| Utilities | 221 | 56.5 | -- | -- | -- | 12.2 | -- |
| Information | No Value | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other information services | 519 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Educational and health services | No Value | 48.4 | -- | 25.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Educational services | No Value | -- | -- | 15.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Educational services | 611 | -- | -- | 15.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Health care and social assistance | No Value | 116.6 | 5.4 | 81.2 | -- | -- | 29.9 |
| Hospitals | 622 | 138.1 | 6.5 | 96.7 | -- | -- | 34.9 |
| Leisure and hospitality | No Value | 84.0 | -- | 38.6 | -- | -- | 34.8 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | No Value | 103.4 | -- | 47.5 | -- | -- | 42.8 |
| Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions | 712 | 129.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries | 713 | 104.4 | -- | 44.6 | -- | -- | 46.1 |
| Public administration | No Value | 323.2 | 5.0 | 224.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 90.9 |
Footnotes
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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).
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- Totals include data for industries not shown separately.
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- Data are coded using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm.
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- Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
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- Data too small to be displayed.
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- 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.
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- Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded. 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.
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- Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.
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 9, 2022.