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OSHA Injury Report: Caplugs Inc

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Caplugs Inc in 2150 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic 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
Molding

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was cleaning out material to free a stuck blade on the grinder

What happened

Blade on grinder moved suddenly after the part was dislodged which cut the employee 's fingers

Injury or illness

Cut contusion to right pinky and ring fingers

Object or substance involved

Grinding blade

Summary line

Recieved cuts to right hand fingers from grinder

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
326199 — Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
430
Total hours worked
1025273
Establishment ID
1176154
Employer case #
2P23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
2:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:13:39:00

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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.