# Cuts, lacerations at PERKO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023076539` · 7/21/2023 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** PERKO, INC.
- **Location:** 16490 NW 13TH AVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33169
- **NAICS:** 332510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a motor on an exhaust fan. The employee went to turn off the switch, located on the inside of the fan shroud when his left index finger was lacerated by the blade.

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