Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 173418.015 - Employee falls down elevator shaft during barrel loading and

Accident Summary Nr: 173418.015 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 12/19/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1797436.015	12/19/2024	2085	312140	67638 - Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:10 p.m. on December 19, 2024, Employee #1, age 41, was loading barrels of bourbon onto a barrel elevator on the fifth floor of a bourbon rickhouse. During the operation, the elevator cable snapped, causing the barrel lift to fall approximately 34 feet to the bottom floor of the warehouse. The employee also fell into the shaft and fell to the bottom floor. He sustained severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: Brain, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Head, Shaft, Traumatic Brain Injury

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1797436.015	41	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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