Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work[1] by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, state government, California, 2017
| Characteristic | Percent of cases involving | Median days away from work | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases | 1 day | 2 days | 3 to 5 days | 6 to 10 days | 11 to 20 days | 21 to 30 days | 31 or more days | |||
| Total | 100.0 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 18.5 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 36.5 | 14 | |
| Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 2.8 | 8.7 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 5.6 | 34.1 | 11 |
| Female | 100.0 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 17.1 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 40.6 | 20 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | -- | -- | 50.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | -- | 14.3 | 19.0 | -- | -- | -- | 52.4 | 32 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 14.1 | 20.2 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 31.3 | 10 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 12.1 | 22.1 | 13.4 | 18.8 | 2.7 | 28.2 | 11 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 17.6 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 37.6 | 17 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 20.3 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 38.3 | 19 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | -- | -- | 13.0 | 8.7 | -- | -- | 60.9 | 46 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | -- | 14.3 | 14.3 | 28.6 | -- | 10.7 | 25.0 | 10 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 23.1 | -- | 11.5 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 6 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 3.2 | 12.3 | 17.5 | 11.7 | 18.2 | 5.2 | 31.8 | 11 | |
| 5 or more years | 100.0 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 20.5 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 38.7 | 15 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 5.1 | -- | 7.7 | 7.7 | 17.9 | -- | 59.0 | 53 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 5.0 | -- | 25.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 32.5 | 15 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | -- | -- | 27.3 | -- | -- | -- | 45.5 | 29 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | 33.3 | -- | -- | -- | 22.2 | -- | 44.4 | 13 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multi-race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic and other | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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, November 8, 2018.