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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

This rank counts 41% of the penalty dollars recorded for Vermont: only employers with at least two OSHA inspections or $1,000 or more in Wage & Hour back wages. On every recorded penalty dollar it would rank #52 of 56.

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.

# Employer InspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1 Howard Center Burlington 0 0 $239K
2 Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, LLC Killington 8 32 $198K
3 Champlain Orchards Shoreham 0 0 $185K
4 Baker Distributing North Clarendon 0 0 $140K
5 American Flatbread Burlington Hearth Burlington 0 0 $140K
6 F.W. Webb (Williston VT #13) Williston 0 0 $133K
7 Cersosimo Lumber Company, INC. Brattleboro 7 19 $133K
8 Dayco Sharon 0 0 $129K
9 North Country Mechanical Insulators South Burlington 0 0 $126K
10 F.W. Webb (Rutland VT #17) Rutland 0 0 $123K
11 Colatina Exit Bradford 0 0 $120K
12 Routine Nutrition Saint Albans 0 0 $108K
13 Hen of the Wood- Burlington Burlington 0 0 $104K
14 PC Construction South Burlington 0 0 $100K
15 Carpenter's Motor Transport Williston 0 0 $97K
16 Long Falls Paperboard LLC Brattleboro 4 26 $93K
17 Lawrence and Lober Bellows Falls 0 0 $86K
18 Agri-Mark, INC. Middlebury 8 24 $86K
19 Jericho Cafe & Tavern Jericho 0 0 $86K
20 Mikes Electric Jay 0 0 $84K

All employers in Vermont

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Feed Commodities International, INC. Middlebury 4 $40K
JBM Sherman Carmel, INC. Bennington 7 $40K
Northeast Kingdom Human Services Newport 0 $0
Burke MT. Operating Company East Burke 3 $38K
Dynapower Company LLC South Burlington 5 $38K
Dairy Farmers of America, INC. Saint Albans 3 $38K
Twincraft INC. Essex Junction 3 $36K
Palmieri Roofing Inc. Danville 0 $0
Sticks & Stuff - Saint Albans Saint Albans 0 $0
Field Guide Stowe 0 $0
Soundview Vermont Holdings LLC Putney 5 $32K
Dailey Precast, LLC Shaftsbury 8 $32K
National Life Group Montpelier 0 $0
Pete's Greens Craftsbury 1 $375
Ethan Allen Operations, INC Beecher Falls 2 $32K
WRS Milton 0 $0
Handy's Hotel Properties Colchester 0 $0
East Montpelier Volunteer Fire Department East Montpelier 0 $0
Confluence Behavioral Health Thetford 0 $0
Saint Albans, City of Saint Albans 4 $31K
NTT Data Incorporated Montpelier 0 $0
F.W. Webb (Barre VT #15) Barre 0 $0
Woodstock Inn & Resort Woodstock 0 $0
Athens Diner Colchester 0 $0
White Market, The Lyndonville 0 $0
Tito's Taqueria (Brattleboro) Brattleboro 0 $0
Vermont Culinary Islands LLC Brattleboro 5 $28K
Franchise Management Investors US, LLC Bennington 2 $28K
Buttura & Sons, INC. Barre 3 $27K
Union Underground Manchester Center 0 $0
Opus Corporation Stowe 2 $27K
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Ver White River Junction 0 $0
Barcadee Delivery & Warehousing Colchester 0 $0
Ellison Surface Technologies, INC. North Clarendon 3 $26K
Trapp Family Lodge Stowe 0 $0
Subway Waterbury 0 $0
National Chimney Supply-Vermont, INC. South Burlington 4 $25K
Shaw's Supermarkets, INC. Derby 3 $25K
Hunt Companies INC. Rutland 2 $24K
Casella Construction, Inc. Mendon 0 $0
Malone Properties, INC. Saint Albans 2 $24K
Chef's Corner Cafe Bakery Williston 0 $0
United Parcel Service, INC. White River Junction 4 $24K
Northern Stage Company White River Junction 3 $24K
PC Construction Company South Burlington 4 $24K
Next Level Construction, LLC North Troy 0 $0
Jeld-Wen, INC. Ludlow 4 $23K
Ethan Allen Operations, INC Orleans 7 $23K
Blue Paddle Bistro South Hero 0 $0
Arlington Industries INC Arlington 2 $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 →