The mines where one mine worker died Thursday and another has been the target of an underground rescue mission after going missing Saturday each had histories of significant safety and health violations leading up to those incidents.

Operators of the Alliance Resource Partners L.P.-controlled Mountain View Mine in Tucker County and the Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.-controlled Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County had a combined 926 violations assessed by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration since the start of 2019, including 120 deemed “Significant and Substantial” by the agency, according to a Gazette-Mail review of MSHA records. Energy and Environment

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