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 ...

The company came under fire after allegations circulated that employees were told they would be penalized for leaving work.

Impact Plastics President and CEO Gerald O'Connor released a video statement concerning its preliminary internal review of ...

CEO Gerald O'Connor said in a video Friday that employees were told to leave 45 minutes before the flooding hit and that ...

A plastics manufacturer in Unicoi County expressed sympathy after several employees went missing or died amid catastrophic ...

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.

Tennessee officials are investigating the company that operates a plastics factory following a tragic incident where ...

In 1950, global plastic production was around 2 million metric tons. In 2020, according to Statista, total global plastic production was around 367 million metric tons—and that was a slight ...

Impact Plastics in Erwin stated on Monday that some employees are missing or dead following Friday's flood. “We are ...

The road, which runs parallel to the Nolichucky River, was built with one entrance and exit, leaving employees of Impact ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) will investigate allegations involving Erwin-based Impact Plastics’ leadership’s ...