Buffalo, NY —
OSHA Injury Report: Caplugs
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Caplugs in Buffalo, NY 14207 resulted in days away from work. Employee was vDM 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
- VDM 6 pallet area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
EE was reaching down to grab boxes.
What happened
As EE bent down she lifted her Right leg and her R ankle made contact with a wooden pallet.
Injury or illness
EE was seen by noted emergency department PA on 7 1 25 and released with 7 7 25 return with no available diagnosis. EE seen by Orthopedic specialist on 7 7 25 & 7 8 25 with noted foreign body (splinter) in foot. Subsequent medical evaluations confirmed object to be a type of metal the size of a tip of a pencil but did not determine source (pallet or steel toe shoe).
Object or substance involved
Foreign object presumed to be associated with wooden pallet or safety shoe
Summary line
R ankle contact with stationary pallet resulting in unidentified foreign body (splinter or other) in foot
Employee and industry
- Job description
- VDM Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- 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 #
- C25-9
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 21:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 09FEB26:14:39:00
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.