Forklift hospitalizations in Georgia, 2015–2025

In 2024, forklift hospitalizations in Georgia reached 45 hospitalization reports, according to OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.

OSHA Severe Injury Reports · SIR.FORKLIFT.HOSP · hospitalization reports

  • 26
  • 44
  • 45
  • 40
  • 42
  • 48
  • 38
  • 49
  • 37
  • 45
  • 34
  • 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 hospitalizations in Georgia, 2015–2025 (hospitalization reports)
Year Hospitalization reports Change on year Note
2015 26 n/a Lowest in series
2016 44 +18
2017 45 +1
2018 40 −5
2019 42 +2
2020 48 +6
2021 38 −10
2022 49 +11 Peak in series
2023 37 −12
2024 45 +8 Latest observation
2025 34 −11

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 45 hospitalization reports Most recent OSHA Severe Injury Reports reading of forklift hospitalizations for Georgia, dated 2024.
  • Change since 2019 +7.1% Up from 42 hospitalization reports in 2019 to 45 hospitalization reports in 2024 for Georgia.
  • CAGR 2019–2024 +1.4% per year Average yearly change in forklift hospitalizations for Georgia between 2019 and 2024.
  • Peak value (2022) 49 hospitalization reports Georgia's series high of 49 hospitalization reports came in 2022; the latest value is 45 hospitalization reports.
  • Lowest value (2015) 26 hospitalization reports Lowest value in the available OSHA Severe Injury Reports series for Georgia; the 2024 reading is 45 hospitalization reports.
  • Rank in South group #6 of 8 Latest forklift hospitalizations ranking for Georgia: #6 of 8 in the South group. Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.
  • Overall rank #19 of 21 Overall standing for Georgia on forklift hospitalizations: #19 of 21, by each state's latest value. Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.

FAQs

How has forklift hospitalizations in Georgia changed over time?
The series for Georgia starts at 26 hospitalization reports (2015) and ends at 45 hospitalization reports (2024).
Where does Georgia rank on forklift hospitalizations?
Georgia ranks 19 of 21 states overall and 6 of 8 in the South group, on latest forklift hospitalizations. Because lower is better on this measure, the ordering runs ascending.

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