Canton, OH —
OSHA Injury Report: Canton Drop Forge
Injury · Death
At a glance
On , an injury at Canton Drop Forge in Canton, OH 44706 resulted in death. Employee was hammerman Helper in drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Canton Drop Forge
- Parent company
- Canton Drop Forge
- Street
- 4575 Southway Street SW
- City
- Canton
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44706
- On-site location
- In front of 2003 Hammer.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Death (code 1)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Date of death
Before the incident
crew was knocking dies out of [REDACTED]
What happened
unposted drift shot out and struck employee
Injury or illness
chest contusion fractured arm
Object or substance involved
metal drift
Summary line
Death - Chest Contusion Fractured Arm. Struck by un-posted drift.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Hammerman Helper
- SOC code
- 51-4022 — Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plas
- NAICS code
- 332111 — Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 240
- Total hours worked
- 494220
- EIN
- 340130090
- Establishment ID
- 675231
- Employer case #
- 25-13
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:20
- Time of incident
- 20:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03FEB26:19:26:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.