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Factory Not Responsible After 6 Workers Died During Hurricane Helene Flooding, Tenn. State Agency Reports
The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) ruled that Impact Plastics Inc. is not responsible for ...
Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate
A report from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration says workers at an East Tennessee plastics company ...
Deaths of Tennessee factory workers in Hurricane Helene flooding were 'not work-related,' state agency finds
Attorneys representing families of the Impact Plastics employees and contractor who died strongly disagreed with the findings ...
Impact Plastics gave employees enough time to escape Helene floodwaters, TOSHA says
Six Impact Plastics employees died after taking refuge on the back of a semitruck trailer at PolyPipe USA in Erwin, Tennessee ...
Lawyer for family of Impact Plastics employee killed in Helene flooding says language barrier contributed to deaths
Families of flood victims criticized the TOSHA report clearing Impact Plastics, claiming unsafe delay in evacuation ...
Video shows THP trooper's effort while responding to Helene flooding
Trooper Hannah Smathers is receiving high praise after going right back to work to help others after getting stuck in the ...
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Trooper tells story of how she was rescued in Helene flooding
By Special Agent Jason Pack, Director of Communications, Department of Safety and Homeland Security  ERWIN, Tenn. – When ...
Ballad commits to build new Unicoi Co. Hospital
Sept. 27, 2024, was a fateful day that Unicoi County will never forget. Hurricane Helene swept up the East Coast, depositing ...
New on the Appalachian Trail: Rafts ferry hikers where Helene destroyed a bridge
This year it also includes a short boat ride. Floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Helene took out a bridge over the ...
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Plastics factory found not responsible for deaths of workers during Hurricane Helene flooding
Tennessee’s workplace safety agency has absolved a plastics plant of responsibility in the deaths of six workers who were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in September. The Sept.