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
Buffalo Sands has $79K in proposed MSHA penalties and $27K outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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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
52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $37,838 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
14
inspections on record
367
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 367 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Buffalo Sands has $79K in proposed MSHA penalties and $27K outstanding across 9 contested dockets.
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.$79K
proposed penalties
$69K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$27K
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.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 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,250 | 10 | 1 | 3076.9 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,200 | 5 | 1 | 961.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 7,800 | 1 | 1 | 128.2 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,250 | 6 | 1 | 1846.2 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,640 | 7 | 1 | 2651.5 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.
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