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State enforcement profile · #50 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Vermont — lower-penalty enforcement profile

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Vermont has 824 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,444 OSHA inspections and $4.6M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $5.0M in back wages across 265 enforcement cases.

824
Employers
1,444
Inspections
$4.6M
OSHA penalties
$5.0M
Back wages

The state in one line

Vermont ranks #50 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,044 violations cited across 1,444 inspections and $5.0M in wages recovered for workers.

#50
of 56 states by penalties
2.11
violations per inspection
$6K
avg penalty per employer
265
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book VT · Vermont AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE

#50/56 · 1,444 insp · $4.6M

  • BOOK 824 employers
  • INSP 1,444 inspections
  • RANK #50 of 56
  • PEN $4.6M
  • RATE 2.11 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $5.0M
  • PHOTO Montana

Nearest employer-book peer: Montana ($1.1M penalty gap)

Vermont ranks #50 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,044 violations cited across 1,444 inspections and $5.0M in wages recovered for workers. OSHA IMIS + DOL WHD citation stamps for this jurisdiction. Read with this state → · Worst-cited employer → · Similar-footprint state → · Compare employers →

Vermont in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers

penalties

What this shows Vermont carries $4.6M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #50 of 56 jurisdictions.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts As of 2026

Where Vermont ranks nationally

Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$5,536 Bottom 41% least affordable more affordable than 41% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$0–$2,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Below this entry. $2,000–$4,000: 9 U.S. jurisdictions (16%). Below this entry. $4,000–$6,000: 17 U.S. jurisdictions (30%). This entry sits in this band. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Above this entry. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Above this entry. $10,000–$12,000: 4 U.S. jurisdictions (7%). Above this entry. $12,000–$14,000: 2 U.S. jurisdictions (4%). Above this entry. $14,000–$16,000: 3 U.S. jurisdictions (5%). Above this entry. $16,000–$18,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. $18,000–$20,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. $20,000–$22,000: 1 U.S. jurisdictions (2%). Above this entry. $22,000–$24,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. Vermont $0 $24,000 every U.S. jurisdiction, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2K-wide band; taller bars hold more U.S. jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026

Do more violations mean harsher penalties?

Each dot is one of the 56 U.S. jurisdictions with both violation and penalty data, placed by total violations cited and the average current penalty per violation. The highlighted dot is Vermont.

High volume, high penaltyLow volume, high penaltyHigh volume, low penaltyBelow median on both020897.041793.962690.983587.9$26.7$1330.4$2634.1$3937.8$5241.6Total violations citedAverage penalty per violationCalifornia, Total violations cited: 62917 · Average penalty per violation: $1931.91New Jersey, Total violations cited: 51588 · Average penalty per violation: $2257.14Texas, Total violations cited: 37481 · Average penalty per violation: $3006.51Ohio, Total violations cited: 33085 · Average penalty per violation: $3209.32Illinois, Total violations cited: 38576 · Average penalty per violation: $2518.72Pennsylvania, Total violations cited: 34307 · Average penalty per violation: $2124.18New York, Total violations cited: 79647 · Average penalty per violation: $851.4Wisconsin, Total violations cited: 23614 · Average penalty per violation: $2667.32Florida, Total violations cited: 20137 · Average penalty per violation: $2911.21Georgia, Total violations cited: 23607 · Average penalty per violation: $2424.16Virginia, Total violations cited: 29121 · Average penalty per violation: $1651.15Michigan, Total violations cited: 67640 · Average penalty per violation: $671.06Alabama, Total violations cited: 14683 · Average penalty per violation: $2955.54Nevada, Total violations cited: 18844 · Average penalty per violation: $1778.2Missouri, Total violations cited: 12358 · Average penalty per violation: $2481.04Massachusetts, Total violations cited: 12091 · Average penalty per violation: $2401.87Connecticut, Total violations cited: 23647 · Average penalty per violation: $1188.05Kansas, Total violations cited: 9514 · Average penalty per violation: $2852.86Tennessee, Total violations cited: 38865 · Average penalty per violation: $633.23Colorado, Total violations cited: 11833 · Average penalty per violation: $1925.51Iowa, Total violations cited: 10267 · Average penalty per violation: $1892.75Nebraska, Total violations cited: 4514 · Average penalty per violation: $3581.2Oklahoma, Total violations cited: 5020 · Average penalty per violation: $2618.51Maryland, Total violations cited: 24360 · Average penalty per violation: $537.35Hawaii, Total violations cited: 9120 · Average penalty per violation: $1397.7Washington, Total violations cited: 28812 · Average penalty per violation: $424.16Alaska, Total violations cited: 11441 · Average penalty per violation: $1050.89Mississippi, Total violations cited: 4912 · Average penalty per violation: $2280.7North Carolina, Total violations cited: 18017 · Average penalty per violation: $593.13Arkansas, Total violations cited: 3343 · Average penalty per violation: $3153.71Maine, Total violations cited: 8054 · Average penalty per violation: $1235.73Puerto Rico, Total violations cited: 11369 · Average penalty per violation: $851.43Delaware, Total violations cited: 1884 · Average penalty per violation: $5004.52Louisiana, Total violations cited: 3408 · Average penalty per violation: $2525.26North Dakota, Total violations cited: 1761 · Average penalty per violation: $4787.03New Hampshire, Total violations cited: 3281 · Average penalty per violation: $2336.7Idaho, Total violations cited: 3829 · Average penalty per violation: $1867.02West Virginia, Total violations cited: 3289 · Average penalty per violation: $2142.24Utah, Total violations cited: 6414 · Average penalty per violation: $1044.66Rhode Island, Total violations cited: 3528 · Average penalty per violation: $1806.54Indiana, Total violations cited: 4225 · Average penalty per violation: $1430.22South Dakota, Total violations cited: 1901 · Average penalty per violation: $3123.16Oregon, Total violations cited: 21930 · Average penalty per violation: $263.72Kentucky, Total violations cited: 3171 · Average penalty per violation: $1801.2Montana, Total violations cited: 2718 · Average penalty per violation: $2076Minnesota, Total violations cited: 9173 · Average penalty per violation: $604.31New Mexico, Total violations cited: 2690 · Average penalty per violation: $1987.11Wyoming, Total violations cited: 2936 · Average penalty per violation: $1582.38Guam, Total violations cited: 3356 · Average penalty per violation: $1368.12Vermont, Total violations cited: 3044 · Average penalty per violation: $1498.54Arizona, Total violations cited: 8689 · Average penalty per violation: $523.14District of Columbia, Total violations cited: 2002 · Average penalty per violation: $1600.22South Carolina, Total violations cited: 5382 · Average penalty per violation: $551.38American Samoa, Total violations cited: 829 · Average penalty per violation: $3521.93Virgin Islands, Total violations cited: 2592 · Average penalty per violation: $737.45Northern Mariana Islands, Total violations cited: 943 · Average penalty per violation: $1423.52
Vermont cites 3,044 total violations at an average current penalty of $1498.54 per violation. The crosshair marks the median jurisdiction on both axes. Across this dataset, citing more violations is mildly ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER average penalty per violation, not a higher one -- the opposite of what volume alone might suggest.

Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Vermont

Ranked by combined OSHA penalties and DOL Wage & Hour Division back wages. Some employers below have wage-theft cases with zero OSHA safety violations, or vice versa; check the Inspections/Violations columns before drawing safety conclusions.

#EmployerInspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1Howard CenterBurlington00$239K
2Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, LLCKillington832$198K
3Champlain OrchardsShoreham00$185K
4Baker DistributingNorth Clarendon00$140K
5American Flatbread Burlington HearthBurlington00$140K
6F.W. Webb (Williston VT #13)Williston00$133K
7Cersosimo Lumber Company, INC.Brattleboro719$133K
8DaycoSharon00$129K
9North Country Mechanical InsulatorsSouth Burlington00$126K
10F.W. Webb (Rutland VT #17)Rutland00$123K
11Colatina ExitBradford00$120K
12Routine NutritionSaint Albans00$108K
13Hen of the Wood- BurlingtonBurlington00$104K
14PC ConstructionSouth Burlington00$100K
15Carpenter's Motor TransportWilliston00$97K
16Long Falls Paperboard LLCBrattleboro426$93K
17Lawrence and LoberBellows Falls00$86K
18Agri-Mark, INC.Middlebury824$86K
19Jericho Cafe & TavernJericho00$86K
20Mikes ElectricJay00$84K

All employers in Vermont

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Feed Commodities International, INC.Middlebury4$40K
JBM Sherman Carmel, INC.Bennington7$40K
Northeast Kingdom Human ServicesNewport0$0
Burke MT. Operating CompanyEast Burke3$38K
Dynapower Company LLCSouth Burlington5$38K
Dairy Farmers of America, INC.Saint Albans3$38K
Twincraft INC.Essex Junction3$36K
Palmieri Roofing Inc.Danville0$0
Sticks & Stuff - Saint AlbansSaint Albans0$0
Field GuideStowe0$0
Soundview Vermont Holdings LLCPutney5$32K
Dailey Precast, LLCShaftsbury8$32K
National Life GroupMontpelier0$0
Pete's GreensCraftsbury1$375
Ethan Allen Operations, INCBeecher Falls2$32K
WRSMilton0$0
Handy's Hotel PropertiesColchester0$0
East Montpelier Volunteer Fire DepartmentEast Montpelier0$0
Confluence Behavioral HealthThetford0$0
Saint Albans, City ofSaint Albans4$31K
NTT Data IncorporatedMontpelier0$0
F.W. Webb (Barre VT #15)Barre0$0
Woodstock Inn & ResortWoodstock0$0
Athens DinerColchester0$0
White Market, TheLyndonville0$0
Tito's Taqueria (Brattleboro)Brattleboro0$0
Vermont Culinary Islands LLCBrattleboro5$28K
Franchise Management Investors US, LLCBennington2$28K
Buttura & Sons, INC.Barre3$27K
Union UndergroundManchester Center0$0
Opus CorporationStowe2$27K
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of VerWhite River Junction0$0
Barcadee Delivery & WarehousingColchester0$0
Ellison Surface Technologies, INC.North Clarendon3$26K
Trapp Family LodgeStowe0$0
SubwayWaterbury0$0
National Chimney Supply-Vermont, INC.South Burlington4$25K
Shaw's Supermarkets, INC.Derby3$25K
Hunt Companies INC.Rutland2$24K
Casella Construction, Inc.Mendon0$0
Malone Properties, INC.Saint Albans2$24K
Chef's Corner Cafe BakeryWilliston0$0
United Parcel Service, INC.White River Junction4$24K
Northern Stage CompanyWhite River Junction3$24K
PC Construction CompanySouth Burlington4$24K
Next Level Construction, LLCNorth Troy0$0
Jeld-Wen, INC.Ludlow4$23K
Ethan Allen Operations, INCOrleans7$23K
Blue Paddle BistroSouth Hero0$0
Arlington Industries INCArlington2$23K
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Industries in Vermont

Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Vermont.

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducational ServicesHealthcare & Social AssistanceInformationManufacturingOtherOther ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Vermont

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Vermont (of 38 total).

Burlington (57)Rutland (49)South Burlington (44)Brattleboro (31)Williston (31)Essex Junction (29)Colchester (29)Middlebury (25)Barre (25)Bennington (25)Stowe (21)White River Junction (18)Montpelier (18)Saint Johnsbury (17)Saint Albans (16)Milton (15)Springfield (14)Morrisville (14)Killington (13)Waterbury (13)

View all 38 cities in Vermont →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Vermont: nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties and by violations per inspection. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer-book peers above.

Similar total OSHA penalties

Lower-penalty jurisdictions nationwide with similar inspection-weighted violation rates to Vermont.

Arizona $4.5M Guam $4.6M Wyoming $4.6M New Mexico $5.3M

Similar violations per inspection

Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.11 here).

Illinois 2.12/insp Mississippi 2.13/insp Pennsylvania 2.13/insp Rhode Island 2.15/insp

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data, U.S. Department of Labor · Verify with OSHA establishment search →
Source: Wage & Hour Division Compliance Actions, U.S. Department of Labor · DOL WHD data →