reduced the threat of major surface collapse around the sinkhole during oil transfer and subsequent brine backfill. - The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has announced its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has notified the operator of the Morton Salt Incorporated's Weeks Island Mine and Mill in New Iberia, Louisiana, of the existence of a Pattern of Violations (POV) of mandatory health or safety standards under section 104 (e) of the Federal Mine .manual-search ul.usa-list li {max-width:100%;} @media (max-width: 992px){.usa-js-mobile-nav--active, .usa-mobile_nav-active {overflow: auto!important;}} Dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge about how the nation's lands are apportioned, utilized, and perceived, All work on this site is licensed under an, Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Creative Commons License. Any legal analysis, legislative updates or other content and links should not be construed as legal or professional advice or a substitute for such advice. The site was purchased in the 1970's from the Morton Salt Company. An official website of the United States government. Technol. Weeks Island, Louisiana. Mitigation of, the sinkhole growth over the salt mine was accomplished by injecting saturated brine directly into the sinkhole throat, and by constructing a cylindrical freeze curtain around and into the dissolution orifice at the top of the salt dome. In his speech, Pavy spoke of a friend who caught a 1,000-pound alligator near the island. The Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the notice after finding that Morton Salt's Weeks Island Mine and Mill in New Iberia, Louisiana, had a high number of "significant and. From Business: Morton Salt offers a range of salt and has been in operation since 1848. Congress put the pattern of violations authority in the Mine Act for a reason. This created a dilemma because in-mine grouting was not possible, and external grouting, although possible, was impractical. The purpose of the proposed action is to decommission the Weeks Island crude oil storage after the oil inventory has been transferred to other SPR facilities.