Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting - Vermont

Vermont uses federal OSHA forms.

Click on the following links to view the state and federal regulations regarding injury and illness reporting:

Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting

Citations

Vermont: 24 050 016, Recordkeeping; see also VOSHA Reporting

Federal: 29 CFR 1904

Reporting work-related fatalities and hospitalizations (29 CFR 1904.39)

Employers in Vermont must, within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor or the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSHA).

Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee’s amputation or an employee’s loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA or VOSHA.

Employers must report the fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye using one of the following methods:

1. By telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office that is nearest to the site of the incident.
2. By Telephone to the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742).
3. By electronic submission using the state electronic form.

For more information on the state plan, call 800-287-2765.