“TOSHA determined that company management exercised ... Many employees told Knox News managers wouldn’t allow them to leave until it was too late. The company has denied it forced employees ...

(WJHL) — The management of Impact Plastics acted reasonably and gave employees enough time to leave safely on the day Hurricane Helene struck the Tri-Cities, according to Tennessee OSHA (TOSHA).

Update: A lawyer representing several families whose loved ones worked at Impact Plastics and died due to flooding caused by Helene has issued a statement regarding Wednesday's TOSHA report.

On April 2, TOSHA released its full investigation summary. It said it found Impact Plastics was not responsible for the deaths that day because "company management exercised reasonable diligence ...

Six Impact Plastics employees died after taking refuge on the back of a semitruck trailer at PolyPipe USA in Erwin, Tennessee.