US EditionWorker Dead After Incident at Marshall County Mine
Federal and state investigators are probing the fatal accident that killed shuttle car operator Aaron Warrix, who had worked for Alpha Metallurgical Resources for 4.5 years.
- On Thursday, shuttle car operator Aaron Warrix, 53, died after being struck by a piece of rock at Panther Eagle Horse Creek Mine near Pettus in Raleigh County.
- Warrix had worked for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and subsidiary Marfork Coal for four and a half years, marking the first mining fatality recorded in West Virginia this year.
- Alpha Metallurgical Resources CEO Andy Eidson said, "We are heartbroken to learn of Aaron's passing," while Governor Patrick Morrisey and First Lady Denise Morrisey expressed condolences to the family and coworkers.
- The federal Mine Safety Health Administration and the state Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training are investigating the accident and its circumstances.
- Governor Morrisey asked West Virginians to "keep Aaron's family, friends, and the entire community in your thoughts and prayers in the days ahead.
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