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OSHA Injury Report: Buffalo Trace Distillery

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Buffalo Trace Distillery in 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, KY 40601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was aging Warehouse Tech in distilleries.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Parent company
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Street
113 Great Buffalo Trace
City
Frankfort
State
KY
ZIP
40601
On-site location
Warehouse P

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
180

Before the incident

Team member was working with the Blantons crew in the rails. A barrel got stopped by a post so he maneuvered it back away from the post.

What happened

When he tried to cut barrel and straighten the opposite side of the barrel caught on a cross member causing a jerking sensation in shoulder.

Injury or illness

Strain to Left shoulder

Object or substance involved

Whiskey barrel

Summary line

[REDACTED] was working with the Blantons crew in the rails. A barrel got stopped by a post so he maneuvered it back away from the post. When he tried to cut barrel and straighten the opposite side of the barrel caught on a cross member causing a jerking s

Employee and industry

Job description
Aging Warehouse Tech
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
312140 — Distilleries
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
852
Total hours worked
1558794
EIN
611225935
Establishment ID
654946
Employer case #
25-2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:18:46:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.