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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 Assembler 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
Toolroom workbench

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

EE was pushing a mold across the bench.

What happened

EE felt a pop in L elbow as he was manually pushing a mold across the workbench. Woke up next day with swollen elbow.

Injury or illness

L elbow injury and L elbow pain

Object or substance involved

Mold from injection molding machine

Summary line

Felt L elbow pop while pushing mold across workbench

Employee and industry

Job description
Mold Assembler
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
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 #
C25-6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:13:52:00

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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.