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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 21
Before the incident
Employee was preparing cutting foam sheet with provided knife
What happened
Employee was not wearing mandatory PPE (cut resistant gloves) while using company provided knife and accidentally cut his left hand
Injury or illness
Laceration to left hand
Object or substance involved
Company provided safety knife
Summary line
Laceration to left hand
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 #
- 230821-50-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:45
- Time of incident
- 22:55
- 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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