Forklift amputations in Texas, 2015–2025

As of 2024, forklift amputations in Texas came in at 13 amputation injuries, below the prior reading, per OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.

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

  • 16
  • 6
  • 10
  • 17
  • 17
  • 22
  • 15
  • 16
  • 24
  • 13
  • 16
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025*

This page is part of the Texas state hub. For this topic a lower value is the better outcome, so rank 1 marks the lowest reading. Latest-value rank: #7 of 8 in the South group, #20 of 21 overall. Every figure below is computed from a committed source snapshot.

Full series and statistics

Forklift amputations in Texas, 2015–2025 (amputation injuries)
Year Amputation injuries Change on year Note
2015 16 n/a
2016 6 −10 Lowest in series
2017 10 +4
2018 17 +7
2019 17 0
2020 22 +5
2021 15 −7
2022 16 +1
2023 24 +8 Peak in series
2024 13 −11 Latest observation
2025 16 +3

Key statistics

  • Latest value (2024) 13 amputation injuries The 2024 figure of 13 amputation injuries is the latest forklift amputations observation available for Texas.
  • Change since 2019 −23.5% Down from 17 amputation injuries in 2019 to 13 amputation injuries in 2024 for Texas.
  • CAGR 2019–2024 −5.2% per year Average yearly change in forklift amputations for Texas between 2019 and 2024.
  • Peak value (2023) 24 amputation injuries Highest value in the available OSHA Severe Injury Reports series for Texas; the 2024 reading is 13 amputation injuries.
  • Lowest value (2016) 6 amputation injuries The minimum recorded for Texas was 6 amputation injuries back in 2016.
  • Rank in South group #7 of 8 Latest forklift amputations ranking for Texas: #7 of 8 in the South group. Lower is better here, so rank 1 marks the lowest value.
  • Overall rank #20 of 21 Texas ranks 20 of 21 states with forklift amputations data overall. Lower is better here, so rank 1 marks the lowest value.

FAQs

Where does Texas rank on forklift amputations?
Texas sits at #20 of 21 overall on forklift amputations; within the South group it is #7 of 8. Lower is better here, so rank 1 marks the lowest value.
Where does the forklift amputations data for Texas come from?
From the OSHA Severe Injury Reports (series SIR.FORKLIFT.AMP). The latest observation for Texas is from 2024; the snapshot was retrieved on 2026-08-21.
What is the latest forklift amputations figure for Texas?
As of 2024, Texas recorded 13 amputation injuries, per OSHA Severe Injury Reports data.

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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