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Worker Dead After Incident at Marshall County Mine
Alpha Metallurgical Resources said Aaron Warrix was struck by rock at a mine and died shortly after, as state and federal investigators review the accident.
- On Thursday evening, shuttle car operator Aaron Warrix, 53, died at Horse Creek Eagle Mine in Raleigh County after being struck by a piece of rock.
- Warrix had worked for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and its subsidiary, Marfork Coal, for four and a half years before the accident.
- The federal Mine Safety Health Administration and the state Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training are investigating the accident and its circumstances.
- "We are heartbroken to learn of Aaron's passing," said Alpha chief executive officer Andy Eidson. "Our hearts are with Aaron's wife, family, and friends."
- Governor Patrick Morrisey and first lady Denise Morrisey released a statement; this fatality marks the first mining death recorded in West Virginia this year.
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