Canton, OH —
OSHA Injury Report: Canton Drop Forge
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Canton Drop Forge in Canton, OH 44706 resulted in days away from work. 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
- Backside of OPO4
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Employee was working as a Hammerman Helper on back side of [REDACTED] reaching around to put a post in between the post and the lever.
What happened
Co-Worker started to bring press down and employees hand was caught between the ram and the bar he was holding
Injury or illness
Employee was diagnosed with a contusion to the left index middle and ring fingers.
Object or substance involved
Bar he was holding trapped his hand due to activation of press.
Summary line
Contusion to Index middle and ring fingers Right Hand
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 #
- 25-15
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:20
- Time of incident
- 20:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03FEB26:19:37:00
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.