Forklift amputations in Louisiana, 2015–2025

Forklift amputations in Louisiana slipped to 1 amputation injuries in 2024, OSHA Severe Injury Reports data show.

OSHA Severe Injury Reports · SIR.FORKLIFT.AMP · amputation injuries

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This page is part of the Louisiana state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #1 of 8 in the South group, #4 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.

Full series and statistics

Forklift amputations in Louisiana, 2015–2025 (amputation injuries)
Year Amputation injuries Change on year Note
2015 1 n/a Lowest in series
2016 3 +2
2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 5 +2 Peak in series
2020 2 −3
2021 1 −1
2022 3 +2
2023 3 0
2024 1 −2 Latest observation
2025 1 0

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 1 amputation injuries Most recent OSHA Severe Injury Reports reading of forklift amputations for Louisiana, dated 2024.
  • Change since 2019 −80% Over five years, forklift amputations in Louisiana went from 5 amputation injuries to 1 amputation injuries.
  • CAGR 2019–2024 −27.5% per year Compound annual rate implied by Louisiana's move from 5 amputation injuries in 2019 to 1 amputation injuries in 2024.
  • Peak value (2019) 5 amputation injuries The maximum recorded for Louisiana was 5 amputation injuries back in 2019.
  • Lowest value (2015) 1 amputation injuries Louisiana's series low of 1 amputation injuries came in 2015; the latest value is 1 amputation injuries.
  • Rank in South group #1 of 8 Within the South group, Louisiana places #1 of 8 by latest forklift amputations. Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.
  • Overall rank #4 of 21 Overall standing for Louisiana on forklift amputations: #4 of 21, by each state's latest value. Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.

FAQs

Where does Louisiana rank on forklift amputations?
On the latest OSHA Severe Injury Reports forklift amputations values, Louisiana places #4 of 21 overall (#1 of 8 in the South group). Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.
Where does the forklift amputations data for Louisiana come from?
From the OSHA Severe Injury Reports (series SIR.FORKLIFT.AMP). The latest observation for Louisiana is from 2024; the snapshot was retrieved on 2026-08-21.
What is the latest forklift amputations figure for Louisiana?
The latest reading for Louisiana is 1 amputation injuries, recorded in 2024 by the OSHA Severe Injury Reports.

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.

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