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, local government, California, 2019
| 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 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 13.5 | 9.3 | 36.9 | 18 | |
| Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 41.5 | 20 |
| Female | 100.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 16.1 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 27.1 | 13 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | -- | 11.1 | 8.9 | 24.4 | 31.1 | -- | 13.3 | 9 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 23.5 | 16.4 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 16 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 11.2 | 18.6 | 5.6 | 28.7 | 13 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 17.2 | 45.2 | 28 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 16.8 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 36.0 | 16 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 40.0 | 15 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | -- | -- | 24.1 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 13.8 | 24.1 | 19 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 14.6 | -- | 44.4 | 20 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 25.4 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 28.2 | 11 | |
| 5 or more years | 100.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 16.9 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 37.8 | 20 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 36.3 | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 16.8 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 31.8 | 17 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | -- | 6.5 | 13.9 | 7.4 | -- | 39.8 | 29.6 | 28 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | 16.1 | 16.1 | -- | 19.4 | 12.9 | -- | 22.6 | 8 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multi-race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic and other | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | |
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, July 26, 2021