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.

(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).

“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 ...