Erwin man recalls how he survived after nearly being swept away by flooding at Impact Plastics
The worker said he only had 15 minutes from when he and his coworkers were told to leave the plant before floodwaters began to rapidly rise.
Impact Plastics addresses ‘missing and deceased employees’ after floods
A plastics manufacturer in Unicoi County expressed sympathy after several employees went missing or died amid catastrophic flooding. Impact Plastics issued a press release on Monday stating that the company “expresses sympathy for the missing and deceased employees and one contractor during the historic and devastating floods at its facility on
Six Impact Plastics employees reported dead following Helene floods
Some workers climbed onto a truck operated by neighboring company PolyPlastics USA, hanging onto plastic pipe as the Nolichucky River raged through eastern Tennessee.
Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees, and some are among the missing and dead
Family members say some of their loved ones didn't get word that they could leave, but the plant, Impact Plastics, denies it threatened to fire anyone who left.
Employees still missing from East Tennessee plastics factory after Helene
Impact Plastics in Unicoi County come from a tight knit Mexican community. The families say they were told four bodies have been recovered and they’re waiting to hear who they are.
Impact Plastics employees among dead or missing from flash floods
Company officials said workers were dismissed after water covered the parking lot, service road and the plant lost power.
Tennessee plastics factory employee recounts narrow escape through floodwater
Impact Plastics employee Zinna Adkins stepped outside her workplace at 10:54 a.m. on Friday and captured water rising in the parking lot on her cellphone. But at that time, she said no supervisor informed employees they were free to leave.
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued
Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say they narrowly escaped after flooding from Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees. Some are among the missing, dead.
Families began learning the grim news Monday that their loved ones were among the workers who did not survive when floodwaters from Hurricane Helene trapped them at a eastern Tennessee plastics factory.
Impact Plastics employee recounts narrow escape through flood waters
Impact Plastics employee recounts narrow escape through flood waters
2 dead, several 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.
‘They told me ‘no’’ | Impact Plastics employee says company could have saved lives in Unicoi County
A plastics factory in Unicoi County is under fire after some employees were trapped and killed there during flooding brought ...
Tennessee manufacturer denies telling employees they would be fired for leaving
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Tennessee manufacturing company Impact Plastics said it denied telling ...
Family members of workers missing from Impact Plastics continue to search for answers
The families of the workers missing from Impact Plastics continue to search for answers about the search for their loved ones ...
3 flood deaths confirmed in Unicoi Co., K-9s deployed for missing people
Day five of recovery operations in Unicoi County started with emergency officials confirming three flood deaths. The Unicoi ...