Forklift hospitalizations in Missouri, 2015–2025

As of 2024, forklift hospitalizations in Missouri came in at 8 hospitalization reports, below the prior reading, per OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.

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

  • 12
  • 14
  • 12
  • 13
  • 17
  • 11
  • 5
  • 19
  • 11
  • 8
  • 10
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025*

This page is part of the Missouri state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #2 of 6 in the Midwest group, #8 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.

Full series and statistics

Forklift hospitalizations in Missouri, 2015–2025 (hospitalization reports)
Year Hospitalization reports Change on year Note
2015 12 n/a
2016 14 +2
2017 12 −2
2018 13 +1
2019 17 +4
2020 11 −6
2021 5 −6 Lowest in series
2022 19 +14 Peak in series
2023 11 −8
2024 8 −3 Latest observation
2025 10 +2

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 8 hospitalization reports The 2024 figure of 8 hospitalization reports is the latest forklift hospitalizations observation available for Missouri.
  • Change since 2019 −52.9% Missouri moved from 17 hospitalization reports (2019) to 8 hospitalization reports (2024).
  • CAGR 2019–2024 −14% per year Annualised over five years: Missouri went from 17 hospitalization reports to 8 hospitalization reports.
  • Peak value (2022) 19 hospitalization reports The maximum recorded for Missouri was 19 hospitalization reports back in 2022.
  • Lowest value (2021) 5 hospitalization reports Missouri's series low of 5 hospitalization reports came in 2021; the latest value is 8 hospitalization reports.
  • Rank in Midwest group #2 of 6 Missouri ranks 2 of 6 states in the Midwest group on latest forklift hospitalizations. Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.
  • Overall rank #8 of 21 Missouri ranks 8 of 21 states with forklift hospitalizations data overall. Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.

FAQs

Where does the forklift hospitalizations data for Missouri come from?
From the OSHA Severe Injury Reports (series SIR.FORKLIFT.HOSP). The latest observation for Missouri is from 2024; the snapshot was retrieved on 2026-08-21.
What is the latest forklift hospitalizations figure for Missouri?
The latest reading for Missouri is 8 hospitalization reports, recorded in 2024 by the OSHA Severe Injury Reports.
How has forklift hospitalizations in Missouri changed over time?
OSHA Severe Injury Reports data show a decline from 12 hospitalization reports in 2015 to 8 hospitalization reports in 2024 for Missouri.

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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