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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 extrusion Operator 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
Teknova clamping station

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

EE was sitting at the work station using the manual clamping fixture to install caps into the tube throughout his shift. EE worked at station ~4 hours on [REDACTED] and throughout following day [REDACTED]. He started to feel soreness on second day.

What happened

On [REDACTED] 25 EE reported to Supervisor that he was having pain during certain lifting motions and felt a vein under his L arm that he did not feel under his R. Attributed to work activities on [REDACTED] and [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

L rotator cuff strain

Object or substance involved

Repeated operation of Teknova clamping fixture

Summary line

L rotator cuff strain from repeat operation of manual clamp fixture

Employee and industry

Job description
Extrusion Operator
SOC code
51-6091 — Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
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 #
C25-10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:14:42:00

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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.