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OSHA Injury Report: Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K2

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K2 in 5428 N. National Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914 resulted in days away from work. Employee was thermoforming Operator in dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K2
Parent company
Republic Plastics, Ltd.
Street
5428 N. National Drive
City
Knoxville
State
TN
ZIP
37914
On-site location
Thermoforming

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
38

Before the incident

Employee responding to thermoforming to cut the form sheet feeding into thermoforming oven

What happened

Employee accidentally bumped into a fellow employee knocking the 1st employee down and striking their head onto the concrete floor.

Injury or illness

Acute concussion

Object or substance involved

Striking the concrete floor with their head

Summary line

Accidentally bumped into fellow employee causing her to fall and strike her head on the concrete floor

Employee and industry

Job description
Thermoforming Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326140 — Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
173
Total hours worked
376839
EIN
742861781
Establishment ID
71440
Employer case #
230508-50-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:45:00.000
Time of incident
1:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:17:15:00

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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.