Ramsey Hill Exploration · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Good normal operating conditions. Operations were slowed from option to work was offered. Employee was found unresponsive in an outhouse.
Buffalo Sands Metal/Non-Metal
Ramsey Hill Exploration
· Surface
Controlled by
Chris M Kusilek; Dianna J Kusilek
Hazen,
Mercer County,
ND
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3201082
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2024–2025
- Latest incident
- Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
80
citations
25
significant & substantial
$79,356
proposed penalties
$41,519
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 12,271 | 2 | 1 | 163.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,785 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 13,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 8,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 13,095 | 31 | 12 | 2367.3 |
| 2024 Q3 | 13,042 | 2 | 2 | 153.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,865 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
Ramsey Hill Exploration · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The mine EE was making visual checks of the plant feed hopper and identified the belt was slipping, EE went to apply belt dressing. Sand had built up on the head pulley & EE attempted to scrape the sand off the pulley, EE's arm got caught in the belt & pulley. The miner was able to pull arm out. The results were skin abrasions, torn away flesh, & a fracture to the right wrist.