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Forklift accidents: Idaho ranks best (0 severe injury reports, 2024) and Texas ranks last (80 severe injury reports). Forklift amputations: Connecticut ranks best (0 amputation injuries, 2024) and Georgia ranks last (16 amputation injuries). Forklift hospitalizations: Idaho ranks best (0 hospitalization reports, 2024) and Texas ranks last (74 hospitalization reports).
Forklift accidents
| Rank | Name | Group | severe injury reports | Year | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | West | 2024 | 7 (2017) | |
| 2 | Louisiana | South | 2024 | 17 (2019) | |
| 3 | Colorado | West | 2024 | 21 (2019) | |
| 3 | Connecticut | Northeast | 2024 | 8 (2019) | |
| 5 | Kansas | Midwest | 2024 | 18 (2019) | |
| 5 | Massachusetts | Northeast | 2024 | 9 (2015) | |
| 7 | New York | Northeast | 2024 | 21 (2016) | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | South | 2024 | 14 (2015) | |
| 9 | Mississippi | South | 2024 | 15 (2020) | |
| 10 | Missouri | Midwest | 2024 | 21 (2022) | |
| 10 | Nebraska | Midwest | 2024 | 11 (2024) | |
| 12 | New Jersey | Northeast | 2024 | 25 (2022) | |
| 13 | Arkansas | South | 2024 | 16 (2015) | |
| 14 | Alabama | South | 2024 | 30 (2021) | |
| 15 | Illinois | Midwest | 2024 | 48 (2018) | |
| 16 | Wisconsin | Midwest | 2024 | 31 (2018) | |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | Northeast | 2024 | 57 (2023) | |
| 18 | Ohio | Midwest | 2024 | 62 (2022) | |
| 19 | Georgia | South | 2024 | 55 (2024) | |
| 20 | Florida | South | 2024 | 67 (2023) | |
| 21 | Texas | South | 2024 | 108 (2021) |
Forklift amputations
| Rank | Name | Group | amputation injuries | Year | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | Northeast | 2024 | 1 (2022) | |
| 1 | Idaho | West | 2024 | 2 (2015) | |
| 1 | New York | Northeast | 2024 | 5 (2021) | |
| 4 | Colorado | West | 2024 | 4 (2019) | |
| 4 | Louisiana | South | 2024 | 5 (2019) | |
| 4 | New Jersey | Northeast | 2024 | 4 (2020) | |
| 7 | Florida | South | 2024 | 14 (2023) | |
| 8 | Alabama | South | 2024 | 7 (2021) | |
| 8 | Arkansas | South | 2024 | 5 (2022) | |
| 8 | Kansas | Midwest | 2024 | 7 (2020) | |
| 8 | Massachusetts | Northeast | 2024 | 3 (2024) | |
| 8 | Mississippi | South | 2024 | 5 (2015) | |
| 8 | Missouri | Midwest | 2024 | 6 (2018) | |
| 8 | Nebraska | Midwest | 2024 | 3 (2023) | |
| 15 | Illinois | Midwest | 2024 | 8 (2018) | |
| 16 | Ohio | Midwest | 2024 | 12 (2022) | |
| 16 | Oklahoma | South | 2024 | 5 (2023) | |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | Northeast | 2024 | 12 (2016) | |
| 18 | Wisconsin | Midwest | 2024 | 7 (2024) | |
| 20 | Texas | South | 2024 | 24 (2023) | |
| 21 | Georgia | South | 2024 | 16 (2024) |
Forklift hospitalizations
| Rank | Name | Group | hospitalization reports | Year | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | West | 2024 | 7 (2023) | |
| 2 | Kansas | Midwest | 2024 | 16 (2019) | |
| 2 | Louisiana | South | 2024 | 15 (2018) | |
| 2 | Oklahoma | South | 2024 | 12 (2015) | |
| 5 | Colorado | West | 2024 | 21 (2020) | |
| 6 | Connecticut | Northeast | 2024 | 8 (2019) | |
| 6 | Massachusetts | Northeast | 2024 | 9 (2016) | |
| 8 | Missouri | Midwest | 2024 | 19 (2022) | |
| 8 | New York | Northeast | 2024 | 19 (2016) | |
| 10 | Mississippi | South | 2024 | 14 (2020) | |
| 10 | Nebraska | Midwest | 2024 | 9 (2024) | |
| 12 | Arkansas | South | 2024 | 14 (2015) | |
| 13 | New Jersey | Northeast | 2024 | 25 (2022) | |
| 14 | Alabama | South | 2024 | 25 (2018) | |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Midwest | 2024 | 27 (2018) | |
| 16 | Illinois | Midwest | 2024 | 45 (2018) | |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | Northeast | 2024 | 51 (2023) | |
| 18 | Ohio | Midwest | 2024 | 54 (2022) | |
| 19 | Georgia | South | 2024 | 49 (2022) | |
| 20 | Florida | South | 2024 | 62 (2022) | |
| 21 | Texas | South | 2024 | 99 (2021) |
Sources: Forklift accidents from OSHA Severe Injury Reports; Forklift amputations from OSHA Severe Injury Reports; Forklift hospitalizations from OSHA Severe Injury Reports . Ranks are latest-value across the 21 states tracked here. Bar length is each value as a share of the largest value in its own table, and the bar shade marks which third of the ranking the row sits in. The peak column is the highest value in that state's published series. Data generated August 21, 2026; see the methodology for coverage and licences.
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