Mining Incidents

Mining Incidents in Rhode Island

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

Fatalities recorded
2
Total incidents
97
Years on record
2000–2026

Year-over-year fatalities

  1. 20221
  2. 20251

Top operators in Rhode Island by fatality count

  1. 01J R Vinagro Corporation1fatal
  2. 02Lynch Corp.1fatal

Recent fatalities in Rhode Island

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.

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.

Related states

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. State assignment uses MSHA's FIPS state code on the accident record.