KANEKA NORTH AMERICA, LLC.
6161 UNDERWOOD RD, PASADENA, TX 77507 · NAICS 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Sep 22, 2021#345541890Sep 22, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345541890$16,0004 viol.4 violations$16,000 in penalties
Inspection #345541890
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 22, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 28, 2021
- Final Order
- Mar 14, 2022
- Closed
- Apr 11, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 385
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $18,645
- Penalties on Record
- $16,000
- Site Address
- 6161 Underwood Rd, Pasadena, TX 77507
- Industry
- 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q02 IX | Serious | 1 | 30 | $6,215 | $10,000 | Apr 28, 2022 | - | Mar 14, 2022 |
| 01001B | 1910.165 Employee Alarm Systems OSHA citation code: 19100165 B01 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 2022 | - | Mar 14, 2022 |
| 01001C | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 II | Serious | 1 | 6 | $6,215 | $0 | Apr 28, 2022 | - | Mar 14, 2022 |
| 01003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 | Other | 1 | 6 | $6,215 | $6,000 | Jun 13, 2022 | - | Mar 14, 2022 |
Apr 10, 2018#343080198Apr 10, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343080198$7,7601 viol.1 violation$7,760 in penalties
Inspection #343080198
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 2018
- Final Order
- May 16, 2018
- Closed
- Jul 30, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 370
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,934
- Penalties on Record
- $7,760
- Site Address
- 6161 Underwood Rd, Pasadena, TX 77507
- Industry
- 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee pinches fingers with conveyor screen and amputates
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $12,934 | $7,760 | Jun 1, 2018 | - | May 16, 2018 |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 2018 to 2021. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Chemical Manufacturing, 12,102 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: plastics material and resin manufacturing reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.0%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source