BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY, INC. DBA BUFFALO TRACE D
1001 WILKINSON BLVD, FRANKFORT, KY 40601
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Inspection records
Sep 4, 2014#317639508Sep 4, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#317639508$5,0001 viol.1 violation$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #317639508
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 4, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 2014
- Contested
- Dec 2, 2014
- Final Order
- Feb 10, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 13, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- 312140 Distilleries
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,000 | $5,000 | Nov 28, 2014 | Dec 2, 2014 | Feb 10, 2015 |
Feb 23, 2010#313811523Feb 23, 2010Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Safety#313811523$3,1501 viol.1 violation$3,150 in penalties
Inspection #313811523
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 23, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 23, 2010
- Closed
- Jun 8, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,150
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- 312130 Wineries
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,500 | $3,150 | Mar 24, 2010 | - | - |
Apr 14, 2009#312611577Apr 14, 2009Programmed Other (K) · Partial scope, Safety#312611577$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312611577
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 14, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 23, 2009
- Closed
- Jun 23, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 215
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- 312140 Distilleries
Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Dec 10, 2008#312612666Dec 10, 2008Programmed Other (K) · Partial scope, Safety#312612666$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312612666
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 10, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 2008
- Closed
- Dec 19, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkerson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- 312140 Distilleries
Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 19, 2007#309520773Jul 19, 2007Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#309520773$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309520773
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 2007
- Closed
- Aug 30, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 245
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- 312130 Wineries
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Feb 8, 2006#309580272Feb 8, 2006Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#309580272$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309580272
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 8, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 9, 2006
- Closed
- Apr 4, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 232
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- 312140 Distilleries
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L03 IM | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 29, 2006 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Feb 9, 2006 | - | - |
Jan 4, 2005#308085984Jan 4, 2005Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#308085984$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308085984
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 4, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 18, 2005
- Closed
- Jan 21, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 270
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- 312140 Distilleries
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 9, 2000#303745046Jun 9, 2000Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#303745046$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303745046
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 2000
- Closed
- Jun 13, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 207
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 21, 1999#302746979Jun 21, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#302746979$6,3755 viol.5 violations$6,375 in penalties
Inspection #302746979
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 21, 1999
- Closed
- Oct 15, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 190
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,375
- Penalties on Record
- $6,375
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 17 | $1,700 | $1,700 | Aug 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 VIIA | Serious | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 4 | 17 | $2,975 | $2,975 | Aug 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $1,700 | $1,700 | Aug 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1999 | - | - |
Jun 21, 1999#30246979Jun 21, 1999Complaint (B) · No Inspection scope, Safety#30246979$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #30246979
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 21, 1999
- Closed
- Jun 21, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1001 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
11 inspections, 1991 to 2014. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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