Forklift accidents in Pennsylvania, 2015–2025

Forklift accidents in Pennsylvania slipped to 33 severe injury reports in 2024, OSHA Severe Injury Reports data show.

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

  • 44
  • 49
  • 49
  • 56
  • 40
  • 36
  • 43
  • 43
  • 57
  • 33
  • 30
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025*

This page is part of the Pennsylvania state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #5 of 5 in the Northeast group, #17 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.

Full series and statistics

Forklift accidents in Pennsylvania, 2015–2025 (severe injury reports)
Year Severe injury reports Change on year Note
2015 44 n/a
2016 49 +5
2017 49 0
2018 56 +7
2019 40 −16
2020 36 −4
2021 43 +7
2022 43 0
2023 57 +14 Peak in series
2024 33 −24 Lowest in series · Latest observation
2025 30 −3

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 33 severe injury reports Most recent OSHA Severe Injury Reports reading of forklift accidents for Pennsylvania, dated 2024.
  • Change since 2019 −17.5% Over five years, forklift accidents in Pennsylvania went from 40 severe injury reports to 33 severe injury reports.
  • CAGR 2019–2024 −3.8% per year Average yearly change in forklift accidents for Pennsylvania between 2019 and 2024.
  • Peak value (2023) 57 severe injury reports The maximum recorded for Pennsylvania was 57 severe injury reports back in 2023.
  • Series low (2024) 33 severe injury reports No earlier year undercuts 2024 for Pennsylvania: 33 severe injury reports is the series minimum.
  • Rank in Northeast group #5 of 5 Within the Northeast group, Pennsylvania places #5 of 5 by latest forklift accidents. Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.
  • Overall rank #17 of 21 Pennsylvania ranks 17 of 21 states with forklift accidents data overall. Ranked ascending: lower values are better for this metric.

FAQs

Where does the forklift accidents data for Pennsylvania come from?
From the OSHA Severe Injury Reports (series SIR.FORKLIFT.TOTAL). The latest observation for Pennsylvania is from 2024; the snapshot was retrieved on 2026-08-21.
What is the latest forklift accidents figure for Pennsylvania?
As of 2024, Pennsylvania recorded 33 severe injury reports, per OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.
How has forklift accidents in Pennsylvania changed over time?
OSHA Severe Injury Reports data show a decline from 44 severe injury reports in 2015 to 33 severe injury reports in 2024 for Pennsylvania.

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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