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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
21

Before the incident

Employee was preparing cutting foam sheet with provided knife

What happened

Employee was not wearing mandatory PPE (cut resistant gloves) while using company provided knife and accidentally cut his left hand

Injury or illness

Laceration to left hand

Object or substance involved

Company provided safety knife

Summary line

Laceration to left hand

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 #
230821-50-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:45:00.000
Time of incident
22:55:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:18:51:00

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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.