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 ...
CEO of Impact Plastics releases internal review after state announces investigation
CEO of Impact Plastics Gerald O’Connor released a statement after the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...
Impact Plastics president, founder releases preliminary review alongside video statement
Gerald O'Connor said in a video that employees were told to leave 45 minutes before the flooding hit and that there was "time ...
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 ...
Internal review from plastics plant where three died finds ‘there was time to escape’ flood
An East Tennessee plastics plant where workers say they were forced to stay as Hurricane Helene flooded the area released its ...
Erwin community holds vigil to mourn dead and missing Impact Plastics employees
During the service, family members of the lost Impact Plastic employees honored their loved ones by lighting a candle and ...
Factory workers in Tennessee were swept away by Helene. Their families say they weren’t allowed to leave work in time to flee
The 56-year-old grandmother was one of 11 Tennessee plastics plant workers swept away by Hurricane Helene’s deadly ...
How two factories near Impact Plastics in Erwin made sure their employees survived deadly flood
I dug a road into the railroad bank. … I made everybody hit their gas and don’t stop,” said Ron Kell, manager of the Old ...
A week after Helene, Tennessee officials say some remain missing
A week after Hurricane Helene devastated eastern Tennessee, state officials say they are still following leads on 27 missing ...
Tennessee factory target of probe after reports floods trapped workers, led to deaths
Tennessee officials are investigating the company that operates a plastics factory following a tragic incident where ...
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Impact Plastics CEO: ‘There was time to escape'
Impact Plastics Inc. founder Gerald O'Connor disputed claims from employees at another local business that his company refused to let workers leave until flooding made roads impassable.
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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 ...