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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 extrusion 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
Extrusion

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
1

Before the incident

Employee was in the process of starting up extrusion line

What happened

Employee was using company provided knife to cut thick foam sheet surfboard during startup using his left leg thigh for leverage accidentally cut thru the surfboard resulting in laceration to left leg thigh

Injury or illness

Laceration to left leg thigh

Object or substance involved

Company provided knife and not following proper procedure when cutting surfbaords

Summary line

Laceration to left leg thigh

Employee and industry

Job description
Extrusion Operator
SOC code
51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
326140 — Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
173
Total hours worked
376839
EIN
742861781
Establishment ID
71440
Employer case #
230912-50-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:47:00.000
Time of incident
0:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:19:07:00

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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.