R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-31: Contents of notice to employer.

Notice as required by § 28-33-30 shall state in ordinary language the nature, time, place, and cause of the injury, and the name and address of the person injured, and shall be signed by the injured person, or by a person in his or her behalf, or, in the event of his or her death, by his or her legal representative, or by a person in behalf of either.