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OSHA Injury Report: Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K1

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K1 in 5316 S. 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-K1
Parent company
Republic Plastics, Ltd.
Street
5316 S. 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
84

Before the incident

Employee was in the process of restringing the film on the bagger.

What happened

The roll of film was not tightened into position and dislodged from it 's cradle and rolled onto employee 's right big toe resulting in a contusion.

Injury or illness

Contusion & non-displaced fracture of right great toe

Object or substance involved

Roll of film on metal rod

Summary line

Contusion Non displaced fracture of right great toe

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
218
Total hours worked
477268
EIN
742861781
Establishment ID
71446
Employer case #
230824-20-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:53:00.000
Time of incident
10:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:19:48:00

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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.