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25-270-BOS
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Fatal Work Injuries in Vermont — 2023
Fatal work injuries in Vermont totaled 16 in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Vermont was up from 11 in 2022. (See chart 1.) Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 22 in 2017 to a low of 6 in 2001. Nationwide, a total of 5,283 fatal work injuries were recorded in 2023, a 3.7-percent decrease from 5,486 in 2022, according to the results from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).
Chart 1. Number of fatal occupational injuries, Vermont, 2014–23
| Year |
Total |
|
2014
|
10 |
|
2015
|
9 |
|
2016
|
10 |
|
2017
|
22 |
|
2018
|
11 |
|
2019
|
10 |
|
2020
|
8 |
|
2021
|
10 |
|
2022
|
11 |
|
2023
|
16 |
|
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
|
Fatal event or exposure
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Transportation incidents accounted for the greatest share of Vermont’s occupational fatalities (31 percent). Transportation incidents were also the most frequent type of fatal event in the United States, with a 37-percent share. (See chart 2 and table 1.)
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Three events—violent acts; falls, slips, trips; and contact incidents—each accounted for 19 percent of Vermont work fatalities.
Chart 2. Percent distribution of total fatal occupational injuries by event, United States and Vermont, 2023
| Event |
United States |
Vermont |
|
Transportation incidents
|
37 |
31 |
|
Violent acts
|
14 |
19 |
|
Falls, slips, trips
|
17 |
19 |
|
Contact incidents
|
15 |
19 |
|
All other
|
18 |
13 |
|
Note: Percents may not add to total due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
|
Private industry
Occupation
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Construction and extraction occupations had six total fatalities. (See table 3.) The total included four construction trades workers.
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Transportation and material moving occupations had three fatal workplace injuries.
Worker characteristics
Revision of Classification Systems
The 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the updated Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) were implemented with the release of 2023 data. As a result of these changes, comparisons between 2023 CFOI data and previous years should be made with caution. Refer to the national release technical note for more information.
Technical Note
Background of the program. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) program, is a count of all fatalities resulting from workplace injuries occurring in the U.S. during the calendar year. For technical information and definitions for the CFOI, see the national CFOI release Technical notes, the BLS Handbook of Methods, and the CFOI definitions.
Acknowledgments. BLS thanks the Vermont Department of Labor for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries. BLS also appreciates the efforts of all federal, state, local, and private sector entities that provided source documents used to identify fatal work injuries nationally. See the national CFOI release Technical Notes for details on cooperating entities.
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Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, Vermont, 2023
| Event or Exposure |
Number |
Percent (%) |
|
All events and exposures
|
16 |
100 |
|
Violent acts
|
3 |
19 |
|
Transportation incidents
|
5 |
31 |
|
Explosions and fires
|
-- |
-- |
|
Falls, slips, trips
|
3 |
19 |
|
Exposure to harmful substances, environments
|
-- |
-- |
|
Contact incidents
|
3 |
19 |
|
Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object
|
3 |
19 |
|
Struck by falling object
|
3 |
19 |
|
NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
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Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry, Vermont, 2023
| Industry |
Number |
Percentage (%) |
|
Total
|
16 |
100 |
|
Private industry
|
15 |
94 |
|
Natural resources and mining
|
1 |
6 |
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
|
1 |
6 |
|
Crop production
|
1 |
6 |
|
Other crop farming
|
1 |
6 |
|
All other crop farming
|
1 |
6 |
|
Construction
|
6 |
38 |
|
Construction
|
6 |
38 |
|
Construction of buildings
|
3 |
19 |
|
Manufacturing
|
-- |
-- |
|
Trade, transportation, and utilities
|
-- |
-- |
|
Information
|
-- |
-- |
|
Financial activities
|
-- |
-- |
|
Professional and business services
|
-- |
-- |
|
Educational and health services
|
-- |
-- |
|
Leisure and hospitality
|
-- |
-- |
|
Other services (except public administration)
|
-- |
-- |
|
Government
|
1 |
6 |
|
Federal government
|
-- |
-- |
|
State government
|
-- |
-- |
|
Local government
|
1 |
6 |
|
NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
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Table 3. Fatal occupational injuries by occupation, Vermont, 2023
| Occupation |
Number |
Percentage (%) |
|
All occupations
|
16 |
100 |
|
Management occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Business and financial operations occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Life, physical, and social science occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Community and social service occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Legal occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Healthcare support occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Protective service occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Food preparation and serving related occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Personal care and service occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Sales and related occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Office and administrative support occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Construction and extraction occupations
|
6 |
38 |
|
Supervisors of construction and extraction workers
|
1 |
6 |
|
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
|
1 |
6 |
|
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
|
1 |
6 |
|
Construction trades workers
|
4 |
25 |
|
Extraction workers
|
1 |
6 |
|
Surface mining machine operators and earth drillers
|
1 |
6 |
|
Earth drillers, except oil and gas
|
1 |
6 |
|
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Production occupations
|
-- |
-- |
|
Transportation and material moving occupations
|
3 |
19 |
|
NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
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Table 4. Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics, Vermont, 2023
| Demographic |
Number |
Percentage (%) |
|
Total
|
16 |
100 |
|
Employee status
|
|
|
Wage and salary workers
|
-- |
-- |
|
Self-employed
|
-- |
-- |
|
Sex
|
|
|
Male
|
-- |
-- |
|
Female
|
-- |
-- |
|
Age
|
|
|
Under 16 years
|
-- |
-- |
|
16 to 17 years
|
-- |
-- |
|
18 to 19 years
|
-- |
-- |
|
20 to 24 years
|
-- |
-- |
|
25 to 34 years
|
-- |
-- |
|
35 to 44 years
|
3 |
19 |
|
45 to 54 years
|
5 |
31 |
|
55 to 64 years
|
3 |
19 |
|
65 years and over
|
-- |
-- |
|
Race or ethnic origin
|
|
|
White, non-Hispanic
|
14 |
88 |
|
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic
|
-- |
-- |
|
Hispanic or Latino
|
-- |
-- |
|
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
|
-- |
-- |
|
Asian, non-Hispanic
|
-- |
-- |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
|
-- |
-- |
|
NOTE: Data for all years are revised and final. Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. CFOI fatal injury counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
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Last Modified Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
United States Department of Labor
