Products: n/a. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 21.8/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 99th percentile of 128 rail supplier companies.
The record contains a single entry: a December 2021 fatality in which a roadway worker was killed by a Nordco spike machine whose alarm was non-functional, rated severity 5, the maximum severity level. Despite consisting of only one recorded event, the index of 22 and 99.2 percentile place Nordco at the top of the rail-supplier category, reflecting the weight a single fatality carries in the scoring. This is a press/incident-driven record tied to equipment failure in field operation, not a regulatory recall or pattern of recurring events. No prior or subsequent incidents are present in the data.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | 12/2021 11:20 ET |
fatality | Norfolk Southern rail line near Re… | Roadway worker killed by Nordco spike machine with non-functional alarm · 1 fatality, 1 machine | NTSB |