Rhode Island mining incidents

Every reportable accident on file with MSHA at a Rhode Island mine. Operators below are ranked by recorded fatality count in this state alone.

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Fatalities recorded: 2
Total incidents: 97
Most recent fatality: 2025

Top operators in Rhode Island by fatality count

01J R Vinagro Corporation1fatal4 total
02Lynch Corp.1fatal2 total

Recent fatalities in Rhode Island

Lynch Corp.

Struck against a moving object

IDS driver was instructed by Lynch to dump employee's load under unsafe conditions. The berm that the Lynch operator constructed was inadequate/non-existent due to the pile being dug into by Lynch from below. This caused the earth to fall away under back tires. End dump rolled down embankment flipping and landing on its roof. Employee was pronounced dead at the hospital.

J R Vinagro Corporation

Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A miner entered the air separator to clear a blockage. The miner became engulfed in the material.