Knoxville, TN ·
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.
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 Trimpress
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 39
Before the incident
Employee was re-starting thermoforming line
What happened
Employee slipped on small piece of foam sheet fell landing on their left knee
Injury or illness
Left knee sprain
Object or substance involved
Slipping on foam sheet and falling onto their left knee making contact with the concrete floor
Summary line
Slip Trip Fall from stepping onto piece of scrap foam sheet hitting their left knee onto concrete floor
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
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 173
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 376,839
- EIN
- 742861781
- Establishment ID
- 71440
- Employer case #
- 230714-50-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:48
- Time of incident
- 12:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-20
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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