Mining Incidents

Pound Hill QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

North Smithfield, Providence County, RI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3700212
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2020–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

We were building a new ramp at the quarry and as we were building the berms the operator got too close to the edge as EE was attempting to dump and the truck went over the side. The equipment involved was a haul truck, manufactured by Caterpillar, Model 769D.

2023 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated hurt bicep while adjusting steel in the rack of the drill.

2020 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While changing bucket on an excavator, EE was pulling pins and pin slipped and EE tried to catch it and got a finger caught between pin and the bucket.