Chris M Kusilek; Dianna J Kusilek controller
MSHA controller ID: 0148941
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 23
- Mines on record
- 5
- Years on record
- 2020–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
274
citations
62
significant & substantial
$228,395
proposed penalties
$147,713
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $80,683 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
72
inspections on record
1,832
inspection hours
15.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.274 citations across 1,832 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$228K
proposed penalties
$189K
current assessed
$148K
paid to date
$42K
outstanding
237 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
- POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
4
2024
6
2023
10
2021
1
2020
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Bundick Sand Mine UT
- Buffalo Sands ND
- RHEX Vernal Mine UT
- Inertia Crusher WY
- McGee Mine WY
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