Forklift accidents in Georgia, 2015–2025

As of 2024, forklift accidents in Georgia stood at 55 severe injury reports, up on the prior reading, per OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.

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

  • 28
  • 51
  • 54
  • 41
  • 48
  • 48
  • 46
  • 53
  • 41
  • 55
  • 38
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025*

This page is part of the Georgia state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #6 of 8 in the South group, #19 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.

Full series and statistics

Forklift accidents in Georgia, 2015–2025 (severe injury reports)
Year Severe injury reports Change on year Note
2015 28 n/a Lowest in series
2016 51 +23
2017 54 +3
2018 41 −13
2019 48 +7
2020 48 0
2021 46 −2
2022 53 +7
2023 41 −12
2024 55 +14 Peak in series · Latest observation
2025 38 −17

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 55 severe injury reports Forklift accidents in Georgia as of 2024, the most recent observation in OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.
  • Change since 2019 +14.6% Georgia moved from 48 severe injury reports (2019) to 55 severe injury reports (2024).
  • CAGR 2019–2024 +2.8% per year Compound annual rate implied by Georgia's move from 48 severe injury reports in 2019 to 55 severe injury reports in 2024.
  • Record high (2024) 55 severe injury reports Georgia's series high: the latest reading, 55 severe injury reports, tops every earlier year.
  • Lowest value (2015) 28 severe injury reports Georgia's series low of 28 severe injury reports came in 2015; the latest value is 55 severe injury reports.
  • Rank in South group #6 of 8 Georgia ranks 6 of 8 states in the South group on latest forklift accidents. Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.
  • Overall rank #19 of 21 Overall standing for Georgia on forklift accidents: #19 of 21, by each state's latest value. Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.

FAQs

What is the latest forklift accidents figure for Georgia?
The latest reading for Georgia is 55 severe injury reports, recorded in 2024 by the OSHA Severe Injury Reports.
How has forklift accidents in Georgia changed over time?
The series for Georgia starts at 28 severe injury reports (2015) and ends at 55 severe injury reports (2024).
Where does Georgia rank on forklift accidents?
On the latest OSHA Severe Injury Reports forklift accidents values, Georgia places #19 of 21 overall (#6 of 8 in the South group). Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.

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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