Forklift hospitalizations in Alabama, 2015–2025

As of 2024, forklift hospitalizations in Alabama came in at 14 hospitalization reports, below the prior reading, per OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.

OSHA Severe Injury Reports · SIR.FORKLIFT.HOSP · hospitalization reports

  • 14
  • 17
  • 9
  • 25
  • 18
  • 12
  • 25
  • 24
  • 17
  • 14
  • 17
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025*

This page is part of the Alabama state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #5 of 8 in the South group, #14 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.

Full series and statistics

Forklift hospitalizations in Alabama, 2015–2025 (hospitalization reports)
Year Hospitalization reports Change on year Note
2015 14 n/a
2016 17 +3
2017 9 −8 Lowest in series
2018 25 +16 Peak in series
2019 18 −7
2020 12 −6
2021 25 +13
2022 24 −1
2023 17 −7
2024 14 −3 Latest observation
2025 17 +3

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 14 hospitalization reports The 2024 figure of 14 hospitalization reports is the latest forklift hospitalizations observation available for Alabama.
  • Change since 2019 −22.2% Alabama moved from 18 hospitalization reports (2019) to 14 hospitalization reports (2024).
  • CAGR 2019–2024 −4.9% per year Annualised over five years: Alabama went from 18 hospitalization reports to 14 hospitalization reports.
  • Peak value (2018) 25 hospitalization reports The maximum recorded for Alabama was 25 hospitalization reports back in 2018.
  • Lowest value (2017) 9 hospitalization reports Alabama's series low of 9 hospitalization reports came in 2017; the latest value is 14 hospitalization reports.
  • Rank in South group #5 of 8 Alabama ranks 5 of 8 states in the South group on latest forklift hospitalizations. Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.
  • Overall rank #14 of 21 Alabama ranks 14 of 21 states with forklift hospitalizations data overall. Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.

FAQs

Where does the forklift hospitalizations data for Alabama come from?
From the OSHA Severe Injury Reports (series SIR.FORKLIFT.HOSP). The latest observation for Alabama is from 2024; the snapshot was retrieved on 2026-08-21.
What is the latest forklift hospitalizations figure for Alabama?
The latest reading for Alabama is 14 hospitalization reports, recorded in 2024 by the OSHA Severe Injury Reports.
How has forklift hospitalizations in Alabama changed over time?
Alabama ends the OSHA Severe Injury Reports series where it began: 14 hospitalization reports in both 2015 and 2024.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports , series SIR.FORKLIFT.HOSP. Snapshot retrieved August 21, 2026. Licence: U.S. public domain (OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor severe injury reporting data). 2025 is a partial year: this dataset runs to November 30, 2025, so that year covers fewer months than the ones before it. It is charted for continuity but is excluded from the latest figure, the ranks, and every change and trend on this page, which all use 2024, the last complete year. Bar height is each year as a share of the tallest year in this series, the last bar is the latest observation, and change on year is the difference from the preceding observation. See the methodology for coverage and the derivation pipeline.

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