Impact Plastics employee recalls being forced to stay, said owners are lying
A man employed by Impact Plastics claims he and his coworkers were told to stay at the facility as the area began to flood.
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Climate Change–Induced Disasters Are Killing Workers
The Impact Plastics factory in rural Erwin, Tennessee, is located just a few hundred feet from the Nolichucky River. The ...
Impact Plastics employees claim warnings were too late amid fatal flooding
We shouldn’t have worked, we shouldn’t have been there. none of us should’ve been there and that’s what I would say to them.
Hurricane Helene aftermath: More than 200 dead as hope fades in search for survivors
At least 190 people are known to have died as a result of the carnage and destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene since it ...
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Erwin, Tn., Plastics Plant Under Scrutiny After Workers Say Officials Kept Them At Work Until Flood Waters Rose
Tennessee OSHA (TOSHA) said it has opened an investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the workplace fatalities. It began after media reports that flash floods swept away employees from ...
After 11 swept away from factory by Helene's flooding, Tennessee investigates claims they were forced to stay
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the company that owns a plastics ...
Impact Plastics CEO releases video statement
Impact Plastics President and CEO Gerald O’Connor releases a video statement concerning its preliminary internal review of ...