# Fractures at Canton Drop Forge, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024076409` · 7/15/2024 · CANTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Metal materials unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Canton Drop Forge, INC.
- **Location:** 4575 SOUTHWAY ST. SW, CANTON, OHIO, 44706
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working as a hammer forge helper in a crew of seven employees. As the hammer forge cycled, a piece of metal shot out from it and broke the employee's lower right leg.

---
*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*