What does Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck OSHA Violations - Top States by OSHA Citations show?

This page ranks state using OSHA-derived public records from the active HazIndex release.

Top States: Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck

HazIndex summarizes observed OSHA enforcement patterns using measurable factors such as citations, penalties, severity, recurrence, exposed employees, recent momentum, and response timing.

Top entities: Full coverage 2021-2025

Values reflect OSHA-derived records for the full coverage period.

Metric: Citations

Rank	State	Citations	HazIndex Full-period	Employees Exposed	Penalties
1	IL	941 citations	HazIndex 83 Very High Citation Pressure 100 Enforcement Severity 63 Penalty Impact 100 Recurrence 98 Exposure Impact 89 Recent Momentum 40 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	5,999 employees	$2.2M
2	FL	793 citations	HazIndex 79 High Citation Pressure 98 Enforcement Severity 41 Penalty Impact 92 Recurrence 89 Exposure Impact 85 Recent Momentum 74 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	5,803 employees	$1.7M
3	WI	792 citations	HazIndex 80 Very High Citation Pressure 96 Enforcement Severity 60 Penalty Impact 90 Recurrence 90 Exposure Impact 83 Recent Momentum 60 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	5,718 employees	$1.4M
4	OH	773 citations	HazIndex 82 Very High Citation Pressure 94 Enforcement Severity 78 Penalty Impact 96 Recurrence 94 Exposure Impact 96 Recent Momentum 20 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	7,874 employees	$1.9M
5	TX	665 citations	HazIndex 80 Very High Citation Pressure 92 Enforcement Severity 69 Penalty Impact 94 Recurrence 92 Exposure Impact 90 Recent Momentum 29 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	6,300 employees	$1.7M
6	MD	630 citations	HazIndex 80 Very High Citation Pressure 90 Enforcement Severity 100 Penalty Impact 61 Recurrence 100 Exposure Impact 78 Recent Momentum 23 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	5,083 employees	$441.1K
7	OR	598 citations	HazIndex 52 Moderate Citation Pressure 89 Enforcement Severity 9 Penalty Impact 41 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 98 Recent Momentum 89 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	8,573 employees	$242.7K
8	TN	538 citations	HazIndex 78 High Citation Pressure 87 Enforcement Severity 96 Penalty Impact 70 Recurrence 72 Exposure Impact 60 Recent Momentum 69 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,952 employees	$593.5K
9	NJ	537 citations	HazIndex 78 High Citation Pressure 85 Enforcement Severity 81 Penalty Impact 98 Recurrence 78 Exposure Impact 80 Recent Momentum 36 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	5,329 employees	$2M
10	NC	536 citations	HazIndex 53 Moderate Citation Pressure 83 Enforcement Severity 1 Penalty Impact 85 Recurrence 54 Exposure Impact 74 Recent Momentum 5 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	3,818 employees	$1.1M
11	VA	514 citations	HazIndex 66 High Citation Pressure 81 Enforcement Severity 61 Penalty Impact 74 Recurrence 36 Exposure Impact 69 Recent Momentum 72 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	2,873 employees	$607.5K
12	PA	502 citations	HazIndex 71 High Citation Pressure 80 Enforcement Severity 52 Penalty Impact 87 Recurrence 72 Exposure Impact 94 Recent Momentum 49 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	7,500 employees	$1.1M
13	GA	489 citations	HazIndex 68 High Citation Pressure 78 Enforcement Severity 45 Penalty Impact 89 Recurrence 78 Exposure Impact 100 Recent Momentum 16 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	8,745 employees	$1.3M
14	MN	486 citations	HazIndex 57 Moderate Citation Pressure 76 Enforcement Severity 0 Penalty Impact 58 Recurrence 72 Exposure Impact 63 Recent Momentum 96 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	2,258 employees	$374.1K
15	NY	464 citations	HazIndex 73 High Citation Pressure 74 Enforcement Severity 76 Penalty Impact 83 Recurrence 54 Exposure Impact 81 Recent Momentum 80 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	5,420 employees	$1.1M
16	MA	417 citations	HazIndex 76 High Citation Pressure 72 Enforcement Severity 67 Penalty Impact 81 Recurrence 96 Exposure Impact 72 Recent Momentum 76 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	3,685 employees	$956.6K
17	CT	384 citations	HazIndex 71 High Citation Pressure 70 Enforcement Severity 70 Penalty Impact 67 Recurrence 78 Exposure Impact 70 Recent Momentum 78 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	3,470 employees	$579.3K
18	AL	355 citations	HazIndex 53 Moderate Citation Pressure 69 Enforcement Severity 38 Penalty Impact 76 Recurrence 54 Exposure Impact 52 Recent Momentum 7 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,592 employees	$641.5K
19	KS	314 citations	HazIndex 62 High Citation Pressure 67 Enforcement Severity 58 Penalty Impact 78 Recurrence 54 Exposure Impact 56 Recent Momentum 50 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,612 employees	$815.8K
20	MO	305 citations	HazIndex 64 High Citation Pressure 65 Enforcement Severity 87 Penalty Impact 80 Recurrence 50 Exposure Impact 61 Recent Momentum 21 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,974 employees	$917.5K
21	NV	302 citations	HazIndex 59 Moderate Citation Pressure 63 Enforcement Severity 47 Penalty Impact 60 Recurrence 78 Exposure Impact 41 Recent Momentum 67 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	962 employees	$410.4K
22	CO	281 citations	HazIndex 59 Moderate Citation Pressure 61 Enforcement Severity 65 Penalty Impact 72 Recurrence 36 Exposure Impact 76 Recent Momentum 43 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	3,901 employees	$603.9K
23	AZ	263 citations	HazIndex 40 Moderate Citation Pressure 60 Enforcement Severity 12 Penalty Impact 49 Recurrence 54 Exposure Impact 36 Recent Momentum 9 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	782 employees	$287.2K
24	MI	245 citations	HazIndex 31 Low Citation Pressure 58 Enforcement Severity 7 Penalty Impact 1 Recurrence 54 Exposure Impact 27 Recent Momentum 14 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	584 employees	$1.7K
25	KY	239 citations	HazIndex 47 Moderate Citation Pressure 56 Enforcement Severity 3 Penalty Impact 69 Recurrence 36 Exposure Impact 92 Recent Momentum 47 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	6,330 employees	$585.1K
26	HI	231 citations	HazIndex 45 Moderate Citation Pressure 54 Enforcement Severity 34 Penalty Impact 50 Recurrence 36 Exposure Impact 45 Recent Momentum 41 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,106 employees	$304.2K
27	PR	226 citations	HazIndex 58 Moderate Citation Pressure 52 Enforcement Severity 72 Penalty Impact 47 Recurrence 36 Exposure Impact 65 Recent Momentum 87 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	2,374 employees	$282.9K
28	UT	203 citations	HazIndex 28 Low Citation Pressure 50 Enforcement Severity 14 Penalty Impact 12 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 49 Recent Momentum 32 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,155 employees	$52.1K
29	ME	196 citations	HazIndex 56 Moderate Citation Pressure 49 Enforcement Severity 36 Penalty Impact 63 Recurrence 78 Exposure Impact 58 Recent Momentum 63 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,777 employees	$449.8K
30	SC	190 citations	HazIndex 36 Low Citation Pressure 47 Enforcement Severity 5 Penalty Impact 54 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 50 Recent Momentum 70 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,409 employees	$310.1K
31	IA	184 citations	HazIndex 57 Moderate Citation Pressure 45 Enforcement Severity 98 Penalty Impact 65 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 87 Recent Momentum 52 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	5,930 employees	$472.1K
32	SD	175 citations	HazIndex 45 Moderate Citation Pressure 43 Enforcement Severity 25 Penalty Impact 45 Recurrence 36 Exposure Impact 52 Recent Momentum 92 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,592 employees	$265.1K
33	NE	174 citations	HazIndex 47 Moderate Citation Pressure 41 Enforcement Severity 40 Penalty Impact 56 Recurrence 54 Exposure Impact 47 Recent Momentum 45 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	1,122 employees	$343.7K
34	IN	170 citations	HazIndex 35 Low Citation Pressure 40 Enforcement Severity 30 Penalty Impact 40 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 67 Recent Momentum 34 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	2,428 employees	$235.8K
35	ID	163 citations	HazIndex 49 Moderate Citation Pressure 38 Enforcement Severity 54 Penalty Impact 38 Recurrence 69 Exposure Impact 43 Recent Momentum 58 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	971 employees	$222.8K
36	RI	136 citations	HazIndex 46 Moderate Citation Pressure 36 Enforcement Severity 43 Penalty Impact 52 Recurrence 78 Exposure Impact 32 Recent Momentum 27 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	726 employees	$308.3K
37	NH	108 citations	HazIndex 39 Low Citation Pressure 34 Enforcement Severity 85 Penalty Impact 36 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 40 Recent Momentum 12 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence High	937 employees	$178K
38	MT	92 citations	HazIndex 30 Low Citation Pressure 32 Enforcement Severity 16 Penalty Impact 34 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 29 Recent Momentum 81 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	643 employees	$147.9K
39	CA	76 citations	HazIndex 47 Moderate Citation Pressure 30 Enforcement Severity 56 Penalty Impact 32 Recurrence 54 Exposure Impact 34 Recent Momentum 85 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	759 employees	$142.8K
40	MS	71 citations	HazIndex 33 Low Citation Pressure 29 Enforcement Severity 18 Penalty Impact 27 Recurrence 36 Exposure Impact 38 Recent Momentum 61 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	818 employees	$114.2K
41	AK	68 citations	HazIndex 33 Low Citation Pressure 27 Enforcement Severity 50 Penalty Impact 25 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 30 Recent Momentum 63 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	670 employees	$110.1K
42	DE	64 citations	HazIndex 52 Moderate Citation Pressure 25 Enforcement Severity 94 Penalty Impact 43 Recurrence 50 Exposure Impact 20 Recent Momentum 83 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	235 employees	$264.9K
43	VT	49 citations	HazIndex 27 Low Citation Pressure 23 Enforcement Severity 49 Penalty Impact 18 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 18 Recent Momentum 38 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	181 employees	$89.1K
44	OK	42 citations	HazIndex 32 Low Citation Pressure 21 Enforcement Severity 89 Penalty Impact 23 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 23 Recent Momentum 3 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	300 employees	$103.5K
45	VI	40 citations	HazIndex 45 Moderate Citation Pressure 20 Enforcement Severity 80 Penalty Impact 30 Recurrence 69 Exposure Impact 9 Recent Momentum 54 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	109 employees	$125.6K
46	LA	37 citations	HazIndex 24 Low Citation Pressure 18 Enforcement Severity 29 Penalty Impact 20 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 25 Recent Momentum 56 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	443 employees	$89.2K
47	ND	34 citations	HazIndex 27 Low Citation Pressure 16 Enforcement Severity 32 Penalty Impact 16 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 14 Recent Momentum 94 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	127 employees	$79.1K
48	NM	31 citations	HazIndex 33 Low Citation Pressure 14 Enforcement Severity 90 Penalty Impact 29 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 21 Recent Momentum 25 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	285 employees	$116.8K
49	AR	26 citations	HazIndex 37 Low Citation Pressure 10 Enforcement Severity 83 Penalty Impact 21 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 16 Recent Momentum 98 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	139 employees	$101K
50	GU	26 citations	HazIndex 19 Minimal Citation Pressure 10 Enforcement Severity 23 Penalty Impact 10 Recurrence 36 Exposure Impact 12 Recent Momentum 10 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	126 employees	$32K
51	WV	21 citations	HazIndex 13 Minimal Citation Pressure 9 Enforcement Severity 21 Penalty Impact 9 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 5 Recent Momentum 18 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Moderate	43 employees	$30.3K
52	WY	13 citations	HazIndex 36 Low Citation Pressure 7 Enforcement Severity 92 Penalty Impact 14 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 10 Recent Momentum 100 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Low	110 employees	$53.1K
53	WA	8 citations	HazIndex 19 Minimal Citation Pressure 5 Enforcement Severity 74 Penalty Impact 0 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 0 Recent Momentum 1 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Low	14 employees	$0
54	AS	7 citations	HazIndex 13 Minimal Citation Pressure 3 Enforcement Severity 27 Penalty Impact 7 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 5 Recent Momentum 29 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Low	43 employees	$13.8K
55	MP	6 citations	HazIndex 8 Minimal Citation Pressure 1 Enforcement Severity 20 Penalty Impact 5 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 1 Recent Momentum 0 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Low	22 employees	$9.1K
56	DC	5 citations	HazIndex 15 Minimal Citation Pressure 0 Enforcement Severity 10 Penalty Impact 3 Recurrence 0 Exposure Impact 3 Recent Momentum 90 Response Delay 50 Data Confidence Low	24 employees	$4.1K

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