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OSHA Injury Report: Caplugs

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Caplugs in 2150 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14207 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mold Technician in bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Caplugs
Parent company
Protective Industries Inc.
Street
2150 Elmwood Avenue
City
Buffalo
State
NY
ZIP
14207
On-site location
Molding area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
33

Before the incident

EE was setting up line B13 to run production.

What happened

EE felt acute lower back pain while pushing a Mokon unit into position.

Injury or illness

Sprain of unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis

Object or substance involved

Mokon unit for molding machine

Summary line

Felt acute lower back pain while pushing equipment into position during setup

Employee and industry

Job description
Mold Technician
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, an
NAICS code
326199 — Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
435
Total hours worked
850333
EIN
203117446
Establishment ID
80412
Employer case #
C25-4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:13:45:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.