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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 molding 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
Clean Room sorting table

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
64

Before the incident

EE was dumping parts bins onto sorting table.

What happened

EE states bins were too full. She felt discomfort in R shoulder while dumping a bin on the sorting table. EE continued to work and sought medical treatment on [REDACTED]. EE reported to work [REDACTED] 28 25 with restrictions from treating physician which could not be accommodated.

Injury or illness

Pain - No medical diagnosis provided by treating physician.

Object or substance involved

Blue parts bin. Estimated 20 - 40 lbs.

Summary line

R shoulder discomfort when dumping parts bin onto table

Employee and industry

Job description
Molding Operator
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 #
C25-12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09FEB26:14:52:00

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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.