Forklift accidents in Florida, 2015–2025

In 2024, forklift accidents in Florida eased to 57 severe injury reports, according to OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.

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

  • 36
  • 43
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  • 56
  • 55
  • 37
  • 43
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  • 67
  • 57
  • 42
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025*

This page is part of the Florida state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #7 of 8 in the South group, #20 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.

Full series and statistics

Forklift accidents in Florida, 2015–2025 (severe injury reports)
Year Severe injury reports Change on year Note
2015 36 n/a Lowest in series
2016 43 +7
2017 45 +2
2018 56 +11
2019 55 −1
2020 37 −18
2021 43 +6
2022 64 +21
2023 67 +3 Peak in series
2024 57 −10 Latest observation
2025 42 −15

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 57 severe injury reports The 2024 figure of 57 severe injury reports is the latest forklift accidents observation available for Florida.
  • Change since 2019 +3.6% Up from 55 severe injury reports in 2019 to 57 severe injury reports in 2024 for Florida.
  • CAGR 2019–2024 +0.7% per year Annualised over five years: Florida went from 55 severe injury reports to 57 severe injury reports.
  • Peak value (2023) 67 severe injury reports Highest value in the available OSHA Severe Injury Reports series for Florida; the 2024 reading is 57 severe injury reports.
  • Lowest value (2015) 36 severe injury reports Lowest value in the available OSHA Severe Injury Reports series for Florida; the 2024 reading is 57 severe injury reports.
  • Rank in South group #7 of 8 Latest forklift accidents ranking for Florida: #7 of 8 in the South group. Lower is better here, so rank 1 marks the lowest value.
  • Overall rank #20 of 21 Across all 21 states with data, Florida places #20 on forklift accidents. Lower is better here, so rank 1 marks the lowest value.

FAQs

What is the latest forklift accidents figure for Florida?
Forklift accidents in Florida stood at 57 severe injury reports in 2024, according to OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.
How has forklift accidents in Florida changed over time?
Between 2015 and 2024, Florida went from 36 severe injury reports to 57 severe injury reports in the OSHA Severe Injury Reports series.

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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