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

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K2 in 5428 N. National Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
29

Before the incident

Employee was attempting to remove backed-up product on conveyor belt using their hands.

What happened

While employee was trying to remove product on conveyor belt their right hand pinky finger got caught in the gap between the conveyor pulleys.

Injury or illness

Abrasion laceration to their right hand pinky finger

Object or substance involved

Transfer conveyor

Summary line

Abrasion Laceration to right pinky finger that was caught between conveyor [REDACTED]

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 #
230708-50-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:47:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:17:28:00

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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.