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OSHA Injury Report: Caplugs

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Caplugs in 2150 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14207 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lead 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 line B15

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
111

Before the incident

EE was moving quickly towards an issue on line B15.

What happened

EE stopped at [REDACTED] and felt a pop in L knee.

Injury or illness

Sprain of unspecified site of L knee

Object or substance involved

Question does not apply to this incident.

Summary line

Felt L knee pop while approaching machine to investigate issue

Employee and industry

Job description
Lead Technician
SOC code
19-4031 — Chemical Technicians
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 #
C25-8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
20:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:13:57:00

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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.