Table 18. 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 events or exposures leading to injury or illness, private industry, California, 2020

Characteristic Private industry Event or exposure leading to injury or illness[3]
Contact with objects Falls, slips, trips Overexertion Repetitive motion involving microtasks Exposure to harmful substance or environment Transportation accidents Fires and explosions Violence and other injuries by persons or animal All other events
Total Struck by object Struck against object Caught in or compressed or crushed Total Fall to lower level Fall on same level Slips or trips without fall Total In lifting Total Roadway accidents Total Intentional injury by other person Injury by person—unintentional or intent unknown Animal and insect related incidents
Total 145.6 21.8 12.4 4.5 2.6 24.1 5.8 14.2 3.3 35.5 11.3 4.3 54.9 3.1 1.9 .1 4.2 1.7 .5 1.9 2.0
Gender: Male 129.4 25.4 14.4 4.7 3.5 21.8 7.5 9.4 3.7 36.0 12.4 3.3 36.3 4.0 2.4 .2 3.6 .8 .4 2.3 2.1
Female 169.5 16.7 9.6 4.3 1.5 28.0 3.5 21.5 2.8 34.8 9.9 5.6 81.3 1.9 1.3 -- 5.2 2.8 .7 1.5 1.6
Age: 14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16 to 19 158.7 24.7 15.9 3.0 2.8 27.0 4.4 20.2 2.3 27.3 8.7 -- 69.7 1.8 -- -- 5.0 2.3 -- 1.8 1.1
20 to 24 191.0 28.4 20.1 4.9 2.3 26.7 2.3 21.3 3.0 48.0 15.0 1.5 66.0 5.8 3.6 -- 13.9 1.8 .3 11.9 2.0
25 to 34 133.4 24.6 13.6 4.5 2.0 17.0 4.7 7.8 2.2 27.8 9.3 2.7 54.9 3.2 1.7 -- 4.3 1.7 .8 1.8 1.6
35 to 44 128.3 22.4 11.9 7.1 1.9 17.9 5.5 7.5 4.5 31.4 11.4 2.7 50.2 2.6 1.7 -- 2.7 1.2 .3 1.2 1.1
45 to 54 154.0 22.3 12.1 3.9 5.0 28.1 9.6 14.6 3.5 41.7 12.3 6.7 53.9 3.7 2.7 .2 2.9 1.7 .6 .6 1.2
55 to 64 170.2 18.7 11.6 3.6 2.3 42.2 7.5 30.2 4.1 46.2 14.2 9.1 54.0 2.9 1.7 -- 5.0 2.5 .7 1.5 1.1
65 and over 104.7 8.5 4.4 1.9 1.5 31.0 3.8 24.3 2.9 21.9 3.8 1.9 37.6 2.9 2.1 -- 1.1 .7 -- -- 1.5
Major occupational group: Management occupations 79.6 4.1 3.8 -- -- 13.0 7.1 5.4 .4 7.8 2.2 2.9 49.7 1.5 1.5 -- .4 .3 -- -- 3.1
Business and financial operations occupations 17.8 3.2 2.1 1.0 -- 6.9 1.1 5.6 -- 2.9 1.4 1.2 4.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Computer and mathematical occupations 6.4 -- -- -- -- 4.4 -- 4.4 -- .7 -- -- 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Architecture and engineering occupations 14.8 1.1 -- -- -- 2.4 -- -- -- 7.3 -- 1.1 3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Life, physical, and social science occupations 47.3 -- -- -- -- 3.6 3.1 -- -- 3.9 -- -- 32.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Community and social service occupations 120.5 -- -- -- -- 5.7 1.8 3.9 -- 6.9 -- 2.1 103.9 -- -- -- 2.7 -- -- -- --
Legal occupations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Educational instruction and library occupations 63.0 1.5 -- -- -- 9.6 -- 3.0 6.0 8.2 2.1 -- 39.0 -- -- -- 4.3 2.7 1.6 -- --
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 13.4 3.8 1.8 1.4 -- 5.4 1.3 4.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 1.3 -- -- -- 1.0 -- 1.0 -- --
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 406.9 16.1 7.9 2.6 .9 28.1 5.8 19.4 2.9 75.4 18.6 9.6 264.2 2.3 1.8 -- 18.0 12.4 3.5 2.1 2.8
Healthcare support occupations 288.0 9.4 6.3 1.6 .6 25.3 1.0 22.4 1.9 55.8 11.5 2.4 174.6 3.2 3.1 -- 17.0 10.7 3.3 2.0 2.6
Protective service occupations 137.1 4.6 2.9 1.6 -- 19.9 3.1 13.6 3.1 16.1 3.9 -- 55.5 13.7 4.9 -- 22.8 15.7 6.1 -- 4.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations 123.3 26.6 17.3 6.0 1.9 27.6 1.1 23.8 2.4 30.5 10.0 9.4 37.1 -- -- .9 .4 -- -- .4 --
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 386.4 66.8 20.2 19.7 3.3 105.0 19.8 43.5 20.8 100.6 24.7 9.0 102.7 2.5 1.8 -- 4.4 2.0 -- 2.2 4.4
Personal care and service occupations 190.8 6.5 2.6 3.7 -- 60.2 1.1 58.6 -- 28.5 20.0 1.8 33.9 1.4 -- -- 59.7 -- -- 58.3 --
Sales and related occupations 89.2 17.4 10.0 5.2 1.1 12.9 1.5 10.8 .6 24.2 9.3 1.8 32.9 .8 .3 -- .4 .3 -- -- .5
Office and administrative support occupations 63.5 4.1 1.8 1.2 .6 6.7 1.8 4.0 .9 10.3 2.1 3.1 41.1 .4 .3 -- .5 -- -- .3 .5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 182.9 43.1 25.9 7.2 6.2 46.3 11.4 27.0 6.7 36.4 9.6 3.6 37.5 6.2 2.6 -- 9.0 -- -- 8.6 4.1
Construction and extraction occupations 190.1 66.6 33.5 12.1 12.8 49.9 27.9 13.5 7.0 38.1 10.1 2.1 26.0 3.6 2.6 -- 2.8 -- -- 2.4 3.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 241.3 50.6 32.9 8.5 3.2 46.5 15.8 12.9 17.3 79.9 31.4 3.6 48.9 8.8 7.3 .7 1.2 -- -- 1.2 4.7
Production occupations 200.5 43.5 21.6 8.7 9.4 28.0 7.6 17.9 2.3 61.0 13.2 14.1 63.3 .6 -- -- .7 .4 -- -- 3.4
Transportation and material moving occupations 245.1 49.7 32.6 8.7 7.0 40.4 12.3 20.5 7.2 92.3 38.2 6.5 40.4 15.5 8.7 -- 1.7 .7 -- 1.0 5.1

Footnotes

1

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).

2
Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
3
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 3, 2021