ERWIN, Tenn. — Impact Plastics was cleared of criminal wrongdoing following a state-led investigation a little less than a year after six of its employees died after being swept away by raging floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Helene, District Attorney General Steven Finney announced Friday.
Finney said he had reviewed the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s findings and determined no criminal charges would be filed against the company or its CEO, Gerald O’Connor.
“Based upon the investigation which concluded that no criminal wrongdoing occurred by Gerald O’Connor or any other supervisor or employee at Impact Plastics, the case is closed, and no further action will be taken,” Finney said…