# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220262710020` · 09/21/2026 · Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Miner, Prospector, NEC
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 4.29 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- **Operator:** Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.
- **Mine:** [0200144](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/0200144)
## Narrative

Employee was adjusting an HDPE pipe fusing machine to align with a bleeder when the employee's right hand struck the clamp, causing it to close on the left middle finger. The clamp did not lock, allowing the employee to open it and remove the finger.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*