A Coal Miner Died Early Wednesday at an Alabama Mine With Dozens of Recent Safety Citations

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In the past week, the mine was cited for not having proper roof and mine support. The fatality follows a leadership change at the company and a federal lawsuit alleging that leaking methane blew up a home above the mine in March.

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

Undermined: Ninth in a series about the impacts of longwall mining in Alabama.

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