LOCAL RULES

Vermont incident report requirements

Your Vermont incident report has 3 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • The injury reported to the Commissioner within 72 hours (Sundays and holidays excluded)
  • Every OSHA 301 item, completed within 7 calendar days for a recordable case
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Vermont asks for a fast written report: any work injury that costs a day of work or needs medical attention goes to the Commissioner of Labor within 72 hours, not counting Sundays and holidays. VOSHA uses the federal fatality and hospitalization reporting rule. Here is each Vermont rule with a link to the official text, and what a Vermont incident report should record.

Last reviewed October 13, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Incident reportVERMONT / SAMPLE

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Company: Northgate Fabrication
Site: 1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date: 10/08/2026, about 2:15pm
Injured: Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
Supervisor: Tom Reilly
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Site address or location1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date of the incidentOct 8, 2026
Employee or person involved (full name)Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
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What Vermont requires

  • Every employer keeps a record of all injuries, fatal or otherwise, sustained by its employees at work, and reports any injury causing an absence of one day or more, or needing medical attendance, to the Commissioner of Labor in writing on the Commissioner's forms within 72 hours of the injury, Sundays and legal holidays excluded21 V.S.A. 701 (a)
  • When the disability ends the employer files a final report, and while it continues the employer files a supplemental report at the end of each 60-day period saying the employee is still disabled21 V.S.A. 701 (b), (c)
  • The report states the name and nature of the employer's business, where the accident happened, the injured employee's name, age, sex, wages and occupation, the date and hour of the accident, the injury's nature and cause, and anything else the Commissioner requires; an employer who refuses or neglects to report may be assessed up to 100 dollars per violation21 V.S.A. 702
  • The employee gives the employer notice of the injury as soon as practicable, in writing, with the employee's name and address and the time, place, nature and cause of the injury in ordinary language, signed by the employee or someone on the employee's behalf; a claim follows within six months unless compensation is being paid voluntarily21 V.S.A. 656 (a), (c) ยท 21 V.S.A. 658
  • Employers post a notice telling employees where they may review the employer's record of workplace safety, including injury and illness data; the record is available to employees at the workplace and to the Commissioner, but is not otherwise public21 V.S.A. 691a (b)
  • VOSHA applies the federal reporting rule: a work-related death is reported to OSHA or VOSHA within 8 hours, and an in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye within 24 hours, by phone or in person to OSHA, or through VOSHA's online reporting formVermont Department of Labor: Mandatory Reporting of Injuries/Illnesses to VOSHA

The 72-hour report

Employers keep a record of every work injury, fatal or not. An injury that causes an absence of one day or more, or needs medical attendance, is reported in writing on the Commissioner's forms within 72 hours, Sundays and legal holidays excluded. The report covers the business, where the accident happened, the employee's name, age, sex, wages and occupation, the date and hour, and the nature and cause of the injury.

A final report follows when the disability ends, with a supplemental report every 60 days while it lasts. Failing to report can bring an assessment of up to 100 dollars per violation.

Notice, posting and VOSHA

The employee gives written, signed notice as soon as practicable, describing the time, place, nature and cause of the injury. Employers post where employees can review the workplace safety record, including injury data. Deaths go to OSHA or VOSHA within 8 hours, and in-patient hospitalizations, amputations and eye losses within 24 hours, including through VOSHA's online form.

Common mistakes

  • Treating the 72 hours as three business days, or counting Sundays.
  • Not reporting an injury that needed a clinic visit but no time off.
  • No final report when the employee returns to work.
  • Missing the 60-day supplemental report on a long absence.
  • No posted notice of where employees can see the safety record.

Sources

Last reviewed October 13, 2026. Next review due January 13, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.