Weeks Island Storage Complex Metal/Non-Metal
U S Department Of Energy
· Underground
Controlled by
United States Government
Iberia County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600239
MSHA record for Weeks Island Storage Complex (mine ID 1600239). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Morton Salt Division 1950 to 1978
- U S Department Of Energy 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Weeks Island Storage Complex sits in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 9.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Iberia Parish, Louisiana · Population 69,194
9.5%
Mining share of county employment
$57,811
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.