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

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Republic Plastics, Ltd. TN-K2 in Knoxville, TN 37914 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Supervisor 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
Thermoforming
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2
Days restricted or transferred
20

Employee was walking production floor performing normal supervisory duties

Employee was walking between Thermoforming lines when they slipped onto a piece of foam sheet and fell landing on their back and hitting their head on the concrete floor.

Head Contusion Concussion

Falling onto their head striking the concrete floor

Slip Trip Fall - striking back head onto concrete floor

Job description
Production Supervisor
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
326140 — Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
173
Total hours worked
376839
EIN
742861781
Establishment ID
71440
Employer case #
231030-50-
Date of incident
Shift started
18:30:00.000
Time of incident
2:30:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:19:20:00

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