Table 16. Incidence rates [1] for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[2] per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker characteristics, major occupational group, and selected natures of injury or illness, private industry, California, 2017
| Characteristic | Private industry | Nature of injury or illness[3] | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprains, strains | Fractures | Cuts, lacerations, punctures | Bruises | Heat burns | Chemical burns | Amputations | Carpal tunnel syndrome | Tendonitis | Multiple traumatic injuries | Soreness Pain | All other natures | |||||||
| Total | Cuts, lacerations | Punctures | Total | with fractures | with sprains | |||||||||||||
| Total | 102.1 | 36.6 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 1.3 | .2 | .4 | 1.1 | .6 | 2.1 | .2 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 20.0 | |
| Gender: | Male | 103.6 | 35.6 | 8.3 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 1.6 | .3 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 | .3 | 1.1 | 11.4 | 20.4 |
| Female | 99.9 | 38.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 1.0 | .1 | .2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .1 | .9 | 13.8 | 19.4 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 125.7 | 29.8 | 8.0 | 25.7 | 25.0 | -- | 15.3 | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.7 | -- | 2.1 | 11.3 | 20.1 | |
| 20 to 24 | 110.8 | 40.1 | 3.7 | 18.3 | 14.5 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 3.1 | .7 | -- | -- | -- | 1.3 | -- | .4 | 10.0 | 23.4 | |
| 25 to 34 | 93.0 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | .2 | .4 | .7 | .6 | 2.4 | .1 | 1.7 | 11.0 | 19.7 | |
| 35 to 44 | 92.4 | 38.1 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 1.3 | .1 | .5 | .7 | .5 | 1.9 | .1 | .8 | 12.2 | 16.1 | |
| 45 to 54 | 110.2 | 39.7 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 13.6 | .9 | -- | .3 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .3 | .7 | 13.6 | 20.1 | |
| 55 to 64 | 111.6 | 41.8 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | .4 | 11.5 | .6 | .3 | .2 | .8 | .4 | 2.4 | .2 | 1.3 | 15.4 | 22.9 | |
| 65 and over | 104.8 | 32.9 | 14.3 | 8.9 | 8.6 | -- | 17.1 | .8 | -- | -- | .9 | .6 | 3.2 | .9 | 1.1 | 11.3 | 14.8 | |
| Major occupational group: | Management occupations | 23.6 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -- | 2.6 | -- | -- | -- | .5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.5 | 8.9 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 17.5 | 2.0 | .7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1 | -- | 1.1 | -- | -- | 2.8 | 4.3 | |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 5.9 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .5 | -- | -- | -- | 1.4 | |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 10.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 27.9 | 9.9 | -- | 8.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.2 | |
| Community and social service occupations | 83.9 | 24.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -- | 3.4 | 19.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.2 | -- | 1.2 | 8.4 | 19.6 | |
| Legal occupations | 14.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0 | |
| Educational instruction and library occupations | 67.0 | 24.0 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | 3.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.5 | -- | -- | 10.6 | 19.0 | |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 30.5 | 11.4 | 2.0 | .9 | -- | -- | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | 3.6 | 9.4 | |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 123.9 | 60.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .4 | 19.2 | -- | -- | -- | .8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | -- | .5 | 12.0 | 22.5 | |
| Healthcare support occupations | 206.6 | 106.4 | 4.3 | 24.1 | 18.3 | 5.8 | 16.6 | -- | -- | -- | .8 | .7 | 4.0 | -- | 3.7 | 28.9 | 20.6 | |
| Protective service occupations | 104.5 | 37.6 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 4.3 | -- | 14.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.3 | -- | 2.2 | 10.8 | 23.5 | |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 127.5 | 36.1 | 4.9 | 28.0 | 27.6 | .4 | 10.0 | 9.8 | -- | .8 | 1.0 | .6 | .6 | -- | .4 | 12.4 | 23.2 | |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 311.1 | 115.4 | 21.4 | 30.9 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 32.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .6 | .5 | 2.5 | 12.7 | -- | 11.7 | 37.4 | 53.1 | |
| Personal care and service occupations | 48.8 | 17.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .8 | .7 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- | .3 | 2.9 | .3 | -- | -- | 10.2 | 7.2 | |
| Sales and related occupations | 57.1 | 28.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | .1 | 7.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .2 | 2.2 | -- | .1 | 4.6 | 7.8 | |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 60.6 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | .4 | 6.0 | .1 | -- | -- | 1.4 | .4 | 1.3 | .1 | .8 | 6.5 | 16.6 | |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 136.7 | 41.2 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 11.6 | -- | 1.1 | 1.4 | .7 | -- | 3.4 | -- | 1.8 | 18.2 | 36.0 | |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 246.4 | 64.1 | 41.5 | 35.3 | 27.4 | 7.9 | 27.8 | .6 | -- | .7 | -- | -- | 3.9 | -- | .9 | 23.6 | 48.6 | |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 213.2 | 76.8 | 12.3 | 25.1 | 21.8 | 3.3 | 14.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .6 | -- | -- | 3.7 | -- | 2.2 | 27.6 | 48.8 | |
| Production occupations | 138.8 | 36.7 | 9.0 | 24.9 | 23.0 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 2.7 | .3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | .4 | 1.8 | .6 | .5 | 18.5 | 28.9 | |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 224.9 | 97.6 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 19.6 | 1.6 | -- | .4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 34.4 | 37.3 | |
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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- Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
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- Based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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.