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

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K1 in 5316 S. National Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914 resulted in other recordable case. 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
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Lifting moving finished good product to place on top of product shipping skid

What happened

Employee felt pain in left arm shoulder area while moving product

Injury or illness

Left arm shoulder sprain

Object or substance involved

Possible repetitive motion awkward posture

Summary line

Left arm shoulder sprain from lifting finished good box to top of product skid

Employee and industry

Job description
Thermoforming Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326140 — Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
214
Total hours worked
397522
EIN
742861781
Establishment ID
71446
Employer case #
240817-20-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
17:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10MAR2025:16:16:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.