US EditionTOSHA: Impact Plastics not responsible for workers killed in Helene flooding
- Hurricane Helene's flooding caused the deaths of six people at Impact Plastics on September 27 in Erwin.
- The Nolichucky River overflowed after heavy rains, causing the catastrophic flooding at the Impact Plastics factory.
- TOSHA investigated the incident, interviewing employees and reviewing video to determine what happened that day.
- TOSHA's report stated, "Impact Plastics, Inc. Exercised reasonable diligence to dismiss employees and direct them to leave the site."
- Despite TOSHA's findings, a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit alleges Impact Plastics did not allow workers to leave in time, leading to deaths.
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Deaths of Tennessee factory workers in Hurricane Helene flooding was 'not work-related,' state agency finds
Tennessee’s workplace safety agency has absolved a plastics plant of responsibility in the deaths of six workers who were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene.
Associated Press News
Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate
A report from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration says workers at an East Tennessee plastics company who died in flooding from Hurricane Helene had time to evacuate.
Kingsport Times-News
The Erwin RecordTOSHA: Impact Plastics showed 'reasonable diligence,' no work-related deaths
Management at Impact Plastics gave employees enough time to safely leave the facility prior to the Hurricane Helene flooding event of Sept. 27, according to the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration, adding there were no work-related deaths.
TOSHA: No citations for Impact Plastics, Helene deaths weren't work-related
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The management of Impact Plastics acted reasonably and gave employees enough time to leave safely on the day Hurricane Helene struck the Tri-Cities, according to Tennessee OSHA (TOSHA). TOSHA conducted an investigation into the events at Impact Plastics on Sept. 27, 2024, when the hurricane caused fatal floods to rip through Unicoi County. 7 Knox County Health Department workers laid off after federal grants te…
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