CANTON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: CANTON DROP FORGE, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of CANTON DROP FORGE, INC. in 4575 SOUTHWAY ST. SW, CANTON, OH 44706 (NAICS 332111). OSHA activity number 348358896.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CANTON DROP FORGE, INC.
- Site address
- 4575 SOUTHWAY ST. SW
- City
- CANTON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44706
- Mailing
- 4575 SOUTHWAY ST. SW, CANTON, OH 44706
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332111
- Employees
- 225
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $10,427 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards during die key removal on forging hammers: On or about July 7, 2025, the employer assigned employees to remove die keys from a forging hammer through a ramming operation and exposed them to struck-by hazards from the unsecured drift ejecting. An overhead crane with a ram attachment was handled by employees to repeatedly strike the drift and force the die key out. The hazardous conditions of this operation are likely to cause death or serious physical injury.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10427
- — Z (S) $14895
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348358896.
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