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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.

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Fatalities recorded
2
Total incidents
97
Fatal rate
2%
Years on record
2022–2025

Year-over-year fatalities

  1. 2022 1
  2. 2025 1

Top mines in Rhode Island by fatality count

  1. 01 LYNCH CORP 1fatal
  2. 02 Portable 11 1fatal

Top operators by fatality count

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

Recent fatalities

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.

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.

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