Worker dies after rickhouse accident at Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown Dec 19, 2024 Updated Dec 19, 2024 ...

“This morning, we experienced a tragic incident at our Bardstown location that resulted in the death of one of our employees," Heaven Hill Brands chief production officer Josh Anderson said in a ...

The Nelson County sheriff said the worker reportedly fell at a rickhouse, a warehouse used for storing barrels of aging whiskey/bourbon. They said the employee was a 41-year-old man.

Nelson County Sheriff's detectives are investigating after a Heaven Hill Distillery worker died on the job Thursday morning, officials said.

Heaven Hill has a campus in Bardstown and a distillery in Louisville. Bourbon barrels are typically stored in “ricks” or racks inside seven-story warehouses where they age for years. According ...