Buffalo, NY ·
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 material Handler 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
- Material Handler's area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
EE was preparing to move a barrel of resin material.
What happened
EE was pushing down on hand truck in order to move a barrel of resin material and felt pain in the lower back.
Injury or illness
Strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax - acute - uncomplicated
Object or substance involved
Combination of hand truck and resin barrel.
Summary line
Back pain when he pushed down on the hand dolly to transport resin material
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 326199: Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 435
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 850,333
- EIN
- 203117446
- Establishment ID
- 80412
- Employer case #
- C25-1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-09
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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