OSHA Injury Report: Buffalo Trace Distillery

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was working on a gearbox in the dry house and felt a slight pain in his lower back but didn 't think it was serious. The following [REDACTED] [REDACTED] employee was working on a conveyor in the branding shed and felt another pain in his lower back. He still didn 't feel it was severe enough to report. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] employee notified manager from home that the pain in his lower back was severe he had numbness in his left leg and was unable to walk without assistance.

What happened

He still didn 't feel it was severe enough to report. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] employee notified manager from home that the pain in his lower back was severe he had numbness in his left leg and was unable to walk without assistance.

Injury or illness

Overexertion strain of the lower back

Object or substance involved

Gearbox

Summary line

Using a cowbar on a gearbox and felt a pop in his back. On [REDACTED] he reinjuried his back and went home due to back pain

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

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