Pasadena, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kaneka North America LLC Pasadena TX
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Kaneka North America LLC Pasadena TX in 6161 Underwood Rd, Pasadena, TX 77507 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was boilermaker in other Heavy and Civil Engineering Const.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kaneka North America LLC Pasadena TX
- Parent company
- Turner Industries Group LLC
- Street
- 6161 Underwood Rd
- City
- Pasadena
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77507
- On-site location
- 11102015014 Kaneka Pasadena TX Nutrients unit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
The injured employee was assisting a coworker and holding a backup wrench with his left hand while using his right hand to hold a torque wrench in place.
What happened
On [REDACTED] at approximately [REDACTED] while working at the [REDACTED] Facility Nutrients Unit a Turner Industries pipefitter suffered a finger injury requiring more than first aid treatment. The injured employee was working with two Turner Industries craftsmen and a clent craftsman installing the Bell Head on [REDACTED] 2. The crew was utilizing a manual torque wrench and combination wrenches to make the last pass at 420 ft lbs. The bell head has 6878 stud bolts.The torque wrench is a 34 drive and 41 in length. The injured employee was using a [REDACTED] combination wrench as a backup with his left hand while setting the socket on the opposite nut with his right hand. His co worker would then tighten with the torque wrench. During the process the injured employee 's right middle finger became pinched between the socket and the adjacent nut. The employees followed the site reporting protocols.
Injury or illness
Crushed end of middle right finger
Object or substance involved
Caught between torque wrench and stud bolt.
Summary line
Crushed end of middle right finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Boilermaker
- SOC code
- 47-2011: Boilermakers
- NAICS code
- 237990: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Const
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 63
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 131,139
- EIN
- 721513047
- Establishment ID
- 873390
- Employer case #
- 73425
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 20:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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