At a Tennessee Plastics Plant, Sorrow and Uncertainty in Helene’s Wake
More than a week after workers fled flooding outside their factory, much remains unclear, including how many died.
Mexican immigrant families plagued by grief, questions after plant workers swept away by Helene
Hurricane Helene left a devastating mark on the small Latino community that makes up a disproportionate number of workers at ...
Tennessee is investigating a plastics factory after Helene swept away its workers. Here’s what we know
The families of the 11 Tennessee plastics plant workers swept away by Hurricane Helene’s deadly floodwaters are demanding ...
Impact Plastics faces backlash as families claim negligence led to tragedy
Six employees from Impact Plastics are confirmed missing or dead by the Tennessee Department of Health after being swept away ...
One way in, one way out: Was Erwin industrial park prepared to escape disaster?
The road, which runs parallel to the Nolichucky River, was built with one entrance and exit, leaving employees of Impact Plastics with nowhere to go.
Where the case against Impact Plastics stands now
CEO Gerald O'Connor said in a video Friday that employees were told to leave 45 minutes before the flooding hit and that ...
Battered community mourns plastics factory workers swept away by Helene in Tennessee
"We are going to prove to our region, to our state and to our nation, how strong a people we are," Erwin, Tennessee, Mayor ...
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Front Porch Politics: One survivor recounts his harrowing escape from Impact Plastics
Six employees died at the Erwin, Tennessee plastics plant as Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation across the region ...
Impact Plastics employee recalls being forced to stay, said owners are lying
A man employed by Impact Plastics claims he and his coworkers were told to stay at the East Tennessee facility as the area began to flood.
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Internal review from plastics plant where three died finds ‘there was time to escape’ flood
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the ...
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How two factories near Impact Plastics in Erwin made sure their employees survived deadly flood
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking questions, and so is the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Tony Treadway, a spokesman for Impact Plastics ... first flash flood ...
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Plastics industry outlook remains positive despite ‘temporary setbacks'
chief economist with the Plastics Industry Association in Washington. Pineda spoke Sept. 19 during a webinar for the release of the association's annual Size & Impact Report. Shipment values had ...