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- 2025*
This page is part of the Colorado state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #2 of 2 in the West group, #4 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.
Full series and statistics
| Year | Amputation injuries | Change on year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | n/a | |
| 2016 | 1 | −1 | Lowest in series |
| 2017 | 3 | +2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | −2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | +3 | Peak in series |
| 2020 | 3 | −1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | −2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | +3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | −3 | Latest observation |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
Key statistics
- Latest value (2024) 1 amputation injuries Forklift amputations in Colorado as of 2024, the most recent observation in OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.
- Change since 2019 −75% Colorado moved from 4 amputation injuries (2019) to 1 amputation injuries (2024).
- CAGR 2019–2024 −24.2% per year Annualised over five years: Colorado went from 4 amputation injuries to 1 amputation injuries.
- Peak value (2019) 4 amputation injuries Colorado's series high of 4 amputation injuries came in 2019; the latest value is 1 amputation injuries.
- Lowest value (2016) 1 amputation injuries Lowest value in the available OSHA Severe Injury Reports series for Colorado; the 2024 reading is 1 amputation injuries.
- Rank in West group #2 of 2 Colorado ranks 2 of 2 states in the West group on latest forklift amputations. Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.
- Overall rank #4 of 21 Across all 21 states with data, Colorado places #4 on forklift amputations. Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.
FAQs
- How has forklift amputations in Colorado changed over time?
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports data show a decline from 2 amputation injuries in 2015 to 1 amputation injuries in 2024 for Colorado.
- Where does Colorado rank on forklift amputations?
- Colorado ranks 4 of 21 states overall and 2 of 2 in the West group, on latest forklift amputations. Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.
- Where does the forklift amputations data for Colorado come from?
- From the OSHA Severe Injury Reports (series SIR.FORKLIFT.AMP). The latest observation for Colorado is from 2024; the snapshot was retrieved on 2026-08-21.
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports , series SIR.FORKLIFT.AMP. 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.