Every mining fatality in Rhode Island

MSHA's accident file records 2 fatalities at mines in Rhode Island since 1983, listed by year. Each links to its incident record.

2025 1 fatality

September 8, 2025 RI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

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.

2022 1 fatality

October 7, 2022 RI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · OTHER

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.