Forklift accidents in Arkansas, 2015–2025

Forklift accidents in Arkansas climbed to 14 severe injury reports in 2024, OSHA Severe Injury Reports data show.

OSHA Severe Injury Reports · SIR.FORKLIFT.TOTAL · severe injury reports

  • 16
  • 10
  • 12
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  • 14
  • 5
  • 15
  • 13
  • 5
  • 14
  • 11
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025*

This page is part of the Arkansas state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #4 of 8 in the South group, #13 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.

Full series and statistics

Forklift accidents in Arkansas, 2015–2025 (severe injury reports)
Year Severe injury reports Change on year Note
2015 16 n/a Peak in series
2016 10 −6
2017 12 +2
2018 6 −6
2019 14 +8
2020 5 −9 Lowest in series
2021 15 +10
2022 13 −2
2023 5 −8
2024 14 +9 Latest observation
2025 11 −3

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 14 severe injury reports The 2024 figure of 14 severe injury reports is the latest forklift accidents observation available for Arkansas.
  • Change since 2019 0% Up from 14 severe injury reports in 2019 to 14 severe injury reports in 2024 for Arkansas.
  • CAGR 2019–2024 0% per year Annualised over five years: Arkansas went from 14 severe injury reports to 14 severe injury reports.
  • Peak value (2015) 16 severe injury reports Highest value in the available OSHA Severe Injury Reports series for Arkansas; the 2024 reading is 14 severe injury reports.
  • Lowest value (2020) 5 severe injury reports Lowest value in the available OSHA Severe Injury Reports series for Arkansas; the 2024 reading is 14 severe injury reports.
  • Rank in South group #4 of 8 Latest forklift accidents ranking for Arkansas: #4 of 8 in the South group. Lower is better here, so rank 1 marks the lowest value.
  • Overall rank #13 of 21 Across all 21 states with data, Arkansas places #13 on forklift accidents. Lower is better here, so rank 1 marks the lowest value.

FAQs

Where does Arkansas rank on forklift accidents?
Arkansas ranks 13 of 21 states overall and 4 of 8 in the South group, on latest forklift accidents. Lower is better here, so rank 1 marks the lowest value.
Where does the forklift accidents data for Arkansas come from?
From the OSHA Severe Injury Reports (series SIR.FORKLIFT.TOTAL). The latest observation for Arkansas is from 2024; the snapshot was retrieved on 2026-08-21.
What is the latest forklift accidents figure for Arkansas?
Forklift accidents in Arkansas stood at 14 severe injury reports in 2024, according to OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports , series SIR.FORKLIFT.TOTAL. 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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