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Impact Plastics sued by family of worker killed by Hurricane Helene
Impact Plastics and its CEO, Gerald O'Connor, have been sued by the family of one of its Tennessee employees who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that workers were forced to stay at their posts even when managers knew conditions were growing dangerous.
New video shows final moments of supervisor killed in Impact Plastics flooding
The owner of the plant has publicly said he was one of the last to leave, but the supervisor's family said that is not true.
Family of factory worker who died in Helene flooding files wrongful death suit against employer
The east Tennessee company that saw at least five of its factory workers swept away in flooding from Hurricane Helene now faces a lawsuit from the family of one victim asking for at least $25 million.
Workers forced to stay at factory drowned during Hurricane Helene — while CEO snuck out and survived, scathing lawsuit claims
The family of a Tennessee factory worker who was killed during Hurricane Helene is suing the company and its CEO — claiming that the bosses sneaked out of the factory to escape catastrophic weather conditions while they ordered employees to stay.
Family of Tennessee employee who died in Hurricane Helene flooding files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene has filed a wrongful death lawsuit
Texts from Impact Plastics worker to daughter show how long workers were in the factory: “Can’t get out... I love u alllll.”
The lawsuit alleges that workers asked on multiple occasions to leave throughout the morning, but they were not permitted to ...
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The family of Johnny Peterson, an Impact Plastics worker who died in flooding, sues the company
The family of an Impact Plastics employee caught in the Hurricane Helene floodwaters has sued the company over his death.
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Lawsuit claims Impact Plastics' negligence in flood cost lives
The family of an employee swept away in hurricane flooding at Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tenn., has sued the company alleging ...
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 ...
What to know about Impact Plastics, the company whose employees died in Tennessee floods
Impact Plastics employees have said management wouldn't allow them to leave the Erwin, Tennessee, factory during Helene ...
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Labor and faith coalition demands stricter worker safety laws after Impact Plastics deaths
Bill Lee and Tennessee lawmakers to pass stricter worker safety laws after at least five employees of Impact Plastics in Erwin were killed in the catastrophic flooding that engulfed East Tennessee ...
Impact Plastics faces backlash as families claim negligence led to tragedy
ERWIN, Va. (WCYB) — Six employees from Impact Plastics are confirmed missing or dead by the Tennessee Department of Health ...
Tennessee has not received a report that Impact Plastics employees died on the job. Why?
"To our knowledge, no one perished while on company property," said Gerald O’Connor, founder and president of Impact Plastics ...
Unicoi County Schools mourn loss of parent who worked at Impact Plastics
Last week, the Unicoi County High School (UCHS) football team boarded a bus with head coach Drew Rice, but the team wasn’t ...
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Impact Plastics
The family of a former Impact Plastics employee is suing the company for wrongful death, alleging the company's negligence ...