Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing · Texas
Kaneka North America LLC
Pasadena, TX · ~376 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kaneka North America LLC runs at 18% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Kaneka North America LLC: 0.6 TCR = 18% of Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kaneka North America LLC safety composite
Kaneka North America LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−1.0
2016→2024
Kaneka North America LLC injury rate improved
Kaneka North America LLC's TCR fell 1.0 from 1.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.0 · 2017=0.5 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Pasadena, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 18% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #35/76
- PHOTO Kraton Chemical, LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~376 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kraton Chemical, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kaneka North America LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kaneka North America LLC
0.6 TCR
- Kraton Chemica
Kraton Chemical, LLC
0.6 TCR
- Lubrizol Advan
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Gastonia
0.6 TCR
- NatureWorks LL
NatureWorks LLC (Blair)
0.6 TCR
- INEOS Styrolut
INEOS Styrolution
0.6 TCR
What this shows Kaneka North America LLC averages 0.6 TCR (18% of the Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kaneka North America LLC TCR series: 2016=1 · 2017=0.5 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Kaneka North America LLC falls in its industry
644 Resins, plastics (except custo establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 76 Resins, plastics (except custo employers in Texas.
Kaneka North America LLC has more employees than the Resins, plastics (except custom compound median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · TX · Pasadena
644 Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 385 employers in Pasadena, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Kraton Chemical, LLC | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Gastonia | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NatureWorks LLC (Blair) | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | INEOS Styrolution | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - South Houston Complex | 376 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation Lufkin (1551) | 376 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 546 | 376 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2993 | 376 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSC Group | 4,297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Petroleum Service Corporation | 3,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JVIC | 3,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brand Energy Solutions, LLC - Houston | 2,015 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TA Smith | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D.B. Roberts, Inc.-Wilmington | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Broadview Product Development | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Michael L. Shular, D/B/A Holiday Inn Express & Suites | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Elliott-Lewis Corporation | 376 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avera Queen of Peace Hospital | 376 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rick Case Honda | 376 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 13 | 376 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.