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 holding their portrait.
Impact Plastics CEO: Employees were allowed to leave during Helene
The company came under fire after allegations circulated that employees were told they would be penalized for leaving work.
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.
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 Hickory Buildings factory.
'Why would you make us stay there' || Employee says Erwin plastics manufacturer lied after river flooding deaths
Impact Plastics said several employees died in the flooding from Helene. The TBI is investigating after several employees disputed the company's response.
2 dead, 5 missing from Impact Plastics facility after Helene floods Erwin, Tennessee
A devastating flood struck an East Tennessee plastics manufacturing plant during Hurricane Helene, resulting in multiple employees being missing or deceased.
Impact Plastics employee says 'None of us should have been there'
Robert Jarvis, an employee of Tennessee's Impact Plastics who survived being swept up in Helene's floodwaters, said "it was just too late" once management told them to leave. WCYB's Yannia Nordelo reports.
Impact Plastics employee says he and coworkers were told not to leave
Impact Plastics employee says he and coworkers were told not to leave
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Butterfly offers solace to family searching for missing Impact Plastics employees: 'We are here. Find us'
Rosy Reynoso, a 29-year-old devoted wife and mother of two, continues to offer solace to her family even in death.
Family of Impact Plastics employee remember final phone conversations
Guillermo Mendoza can still remember the last phone call he received from his mother, Bertha, in the morning hours of Sept.
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 ...
Impact Plastics CEO releases video statement
Impact Plastics President and CEO Gerald O’Connor releases a video statement concerning its preliminary internal review of ...
Impact Plastics did not notify TOSHA of workers’ deaths, report says
As of Wednesday night, TOSHA’s Chief Communication Officer Chris Cannon said Impact Plastics had yet to notify them of the ...
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 ...
Tennessee plastics factory target of investigation after reports Helene floodwaters trapped workers, led to deaths
Tennessee officials are investigating the company that operates a plastics factory following a tragic incident where ...