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Miner Suffers Fatal Accident at Horse Creek Eagle Mine

  • A 53-year-old shuttle car operator named Aaron Warrix died at the Horse Creek Eagle Mine in Raleigh County, W.Va. after being struck by a rock on Thursday evening.
  • Warrix, who resided in Chapmanville, W.Va., had four and a half years of experience with the company.
  • Andy Eidson, CEO of Alpha Metallurgical Resources, expressed sorrow over the incident and offered condolences to Warrix's family & friends.
  • The Horse Creek Eagle Mine is operated by Marfork Coal Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Alpha Metallurgical Resources.
  • The company is collaborating with federal & state agencies to investigate the accident & its circumstances.
  • Alpha Metallurgical Resources is a Tennessee-based mining firm with operations in Virginia & West Virginia that supplies metallurgical products to the steel industry.