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

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K2 in Knoxville, TN 37914 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was technical Shift Lead in dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing.

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
Maintenance Area
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Working in the maintenance area

Metal piece from portable grinder struck left leg causing laceration

Lower leg laceration

Portable grinder striking loose piece of metal

Employee picked up portable grinder and accidentally hit the power-on button striking a piece of metal that struck his left lower leg resulting in a laceration

Job description
Technical Shift Lead
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
326140 — Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
143
Total hours worked
274179
EIN
742861781
Establishment ID
71440
Employer case #
250526-50
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
11FEB26:21:51:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.