Nordco (Wabtec)
Robot types: Track machine. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 36.0/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 2 of 12 among Rail suppliers companies with incidents (232 tracked).
Analyst brief
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. 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.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Rail suppliers · Sectors: Rail Transportation
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Track machine | 100% | 1 of 3 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordco maintenance-of-way machines | Track machine | shipping | 1 | 36.0 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| fatality | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | ~Dec 2021 | fatality | Norfolk Southern rail line near Reed, PA, USA | Roadway worker killed by Nordco spike machine with non-functional alarm · 1 fatality, 1 machine | NTSB |
S5 ~Dec 2021 · fatality · Roadway worker killed by Nordco spike machine with non-functional alarm
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | ~Dec 2021 | Roadway worker killed by Nordco spike machine with non-functional alarm | NTSB |
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