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OSHA Injury Report: Caplugs Inc

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Caplugs Inc in 2150 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was secondary Operator in bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Caplugs Inc
Parent company
Protective Industries Inc.
Street
2150 Elmwood Ave
City
Buffalo
State
NY
ZIP
14207
On-site location
Secondary Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
115

Before the incident

Employee felt a pain in their left elbow

What happened

Repetitive pushing and pulling

Injury or illness

Left lateral epicondylitis

Object or substance involved

Repetitive motion

Summary line

Left lateral epicondylitus

Employee and industry

Job description
Secondary Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
326199 — Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
430
Total hours worked
1025273
Establishment ID
1176154
Employer case #
1P23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:13:22:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.