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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 Technician 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 I in the Rails

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
105

Before the incident

Working inside the rails.

What happened

Employee was working the rails when a barrel became stuck between two posts. To unjam the barrel he had to exert more force than usual and ended up straining a muscle in his left shoulder.

Injury or illness

Strains Sprains (Shoulder - Left)

Object or substance involved

Full Whiskey barrel

Summary line

Went to unjam a barrel that was stuck on 2 post and had a seperation of his A C joint Left

Employee and industry

Job description
Aging Warehouse Technician
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
312140 — Distilleries
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
830
Total hours worked
1574909
EIN
611225935
Establishment ID
654946
Employer case #
24-10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20JAN2025:16:38:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.