Table 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[1] by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, local government, California, 2017

Characteristic Local government [2], [3], [4] Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing Natural resources and mining [2], [3] Construction Manufacturing Total service providing Trade, transportation and utilities[4] Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Public Administration
Total 25,790 290 -- -- -- 25,500 -- -- -- -- 10,910 470 -- 10,780
Nature of injury, illness: Fractures 1,360 -- -- -- -- 1,340 -- -- -- -- 680 50 -- 530
Sprains, strains, tears 10,440 110 -- -- -- 10,330 -- -- -- -- 4,790 150 -- 3,790
Amputations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bruise, contusions 1,790 -- -- -- -- 1,780 -- -- -- -- 1,010 50 -- 450
Chemical burns and corrosions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Heat (thermal) burns 130 -- -- -- -- 120 -- -- -- -- 70 -- -- 50
Soreness, pain 4,760 50 -- -- -- 4,720 -- -- -- -- 1,880 90 -- 2,290
Cuts, lacerations, punctures 1,210 -- -- -- -- 1,170 -- -- -- -- 560 20 -- 410
Cuts, lacerations, punctures: Cuts, lacerations 970 -- -- -- -- 920 -- -- -- -- 490 20 -- 270
Cuts, lacerations, punctures: Punctures (except gunshot wounds) 240 -- -- -- -- 240 -- -- -- -- 70 -- -- 130
Carpal tunnel syndrome 190 -- -- -- -- 170 -- -- -- -- 50 -- -- 90
Tendonitis 200 -- -- -- -- 200 -- -- -- -- 120 -- -- 40
Multiple traumatic injuries 540 -- -- -- -- 540 -- -- -- -- 190 -- -- 270
Multiple traumatic injuries: with sprains and other injuries 260 -- -- -- -- 260 -- -- -- -- 90 -- -- 100
Multiple traumatic injuries: with fractures and other injuries 40 -- -- -- -- 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Part of body affected: Head 1,490 -- -- -- -- 1,480 -- -- -- -- 810 50 -- 390
Head: Eye 570 -- -- -- -- 570 -- -- -- -- 190 -- -- 220
Neck 480 -- -- -- -- 480 -- -- -- -- 280 -- -- 130
Trunk 5,460 -- -- -- -- 5,430 -- -- -- -- 2,410 100 -- 2,250
Trunk: Back 4,030 -- -- -- -- 4,000 -- -- -- -- 2,100 50 -- 1,330
Upper extremities 6,680 90 -- -- -- 6,600 -- -- -- -- 2,610 110 -- 2,850
Upper extremities: Shoulder 1,730 -- -- -- -- 1,730 -- -- -- -- 830 -- -- 770
Upper extremities: Arm 1,010 -- -- -- -- 990 -- -- -- -- 400 -- -- 340
Upper extremities: Wrist 790 -- -- -- -- 780 -- -- -- -- 250 50 -- 350
Upper extremities: Hand 2,420 50 -- -- -- 2,370 -- -- -- -- 860 30 -- 1,090
Lower extremities 6,450 80 -- -- -- 6,370 -- -- -- -- 2,790 110 -- 2,820
Lower extremities: Knee 2,910 50 -- -- -- 2,860 -- -- -- -- 1,440 30 -- 1,190
Lower extremities: Ankle 1,260 -- -- -- -- 1,250 -- -- -- -- 380 -- -- 720
Lower extremities: Foot 970 -- -- -- -- 960 -- -- -- -- 490 40 -- 300
Lower extremities: Toe, toenail 100 -- -- -- -- 100 -- -- -- -- 60 -- -- --
Body systems 990 -- -- -- -- 990 -- -- -- -- 220 20 -- 600
Multiple 4,050 80 -- -- -- 3,970 -- -- -- -- 1,690 60 -- 1,680
Source of injury, illness: Chemical, chemical products 200 -- -- -- -- 190 -- -- -- -- 30 -- -- 100
Containers 1,900 -- -- -- -- 1,880 -- -- -- -- 1,090 60 -- 610
Furniture, fixtures 1,350 -- -- -- -- 1,350 -- -- -- -- 1,020 -- -- 290
Machinery 480 -- -- -- -- 470 -- -- -- -- 320 -- -- 90
Parts and materials 1,250 -- -- -- -- 1,230 -- -- -- -- 610 30 -- 260
Person, injured or ill worker 6,840 70 -- -- -- 6,770 -- -- -- -- 2,060 100 -- 3,530
Person, injured or ill worker: Worker motion or position 5,880 70 -- -- -- 5,810 -- -- -- -- 1,920 100 -- 2,750
Person, other than injured or ill workers 4,220 -- -- -- -- 4,220 -- -- -- -- 2,330 20 -- 1,740
Person, other than injured or ill workers: Health care patient 540 -- -- -- -- 540 -- -- -- -- 320 -- -- 210
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 3,320 -- -- -- -- 3,290 -- -- -- -- 1,660 80 -- 1,210
Ladder 360 -- -- -- -- 360 -- -- -- -- 290 -- -- 30
Handtools 760 -- -- -- -- 740 -- -- -- -- 150 40 -- 120
Vehicles 1,730 70 -- -- -- 1,660 -- -- -- -- 420 50 -- 800
Vehicles: Trucks 370 40 -- -- -- 330 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 200
Vehicles: Cart, dolly, hand truck - nonpowered 90 -- -- -- -- 90 -- -- -- -- 70 -- -- --
Event or exposure: Violence and other injuries by persons or animal 3,430 -- -- -- -- 3,430 -- -- -- -- 1,770 40 -- 1,540
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Intentional injury by other person 920 -- -- -- -- 920 -- -- -- -- 620 20 -- 240
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Injury by person - unintentional or intent unknown 2,320 -- -- -- -- 2,320 -- -- -- -- 1,130 -- -- 1,160
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal: Animal and insect related incidents 190 -- -- -- -- 190 -- -- -- -- -- 20 -- 150
Transportation incidents 950 -- -- -- -- 920 -- -- -- -- 270 30 -- 510
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles 680 -- -- -- -- 670 -- -- -- -- 180 20 -- 370
Fires and explosions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Falls, slips, trips 6,140 70 -- -- -- 6,060 -- -- -- -- 3,290 120 -- 2,090
Falls, slips, trips: Slips, trips without fall 1,170 -- -- -- -- 1,150 -- -- -- -- 530 30 -- 540
Falls, slips, trips: Fall on same level 4,020 -- -- -- -- 3,980 -- -- -- -- 2,530 70 -- 1,090
Falls, slips, trips: Fall to lower level 660 -- -- -- -- 660 -- -- -- -- 200 20 -- 330
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 1,250 -- -- -- -- 1,240 -- -- -- -- 340 30 -- 730
Contact with object, equipment 3,620 80 -- -- -- 3,540 -- -- -- -- 1,490 70 -- 1,210
Contact with object, equipment: Struck by object or equipment 2,080 60 -- -- -- 2,020 -- -- -- -- 1,080 30 -- 430
Contact with object, equipment: Struck against object or equipment 890 -- -- -- -- 870 -- -- -- -- 300 20 -- 420
Contact with object, equipment: Caught in or compressed by object or equipment 240 -- -- -- -- 240 -- -- -- -- 90 -- -- 100
Overexertion and bodily reaction 10,140 90 -- -- -- 10,050 -- -- -- -- 3,560 180 -- 4,650
Overexertion and bodily reaction: Repetitive motion involving microtasks 1,250 -- -- -- -- 1,230 -- -- -- -- 390 20 -- 550
Overexertion and bodily reaction: Overexertion in lifting or lowering 2,500 -- -- -- -- 2,470 -- -- -- -- 1,260 40 -- 1,000

Footnotes

1
Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
2
Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3
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.
4
Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 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.

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 8, 2018.