Nordex USA Inc

Employees were replacing low batteries on a wind turbine. They replaced two battery racks, replaced the covers, and attempted to start the tower. The tower then faulted on a faulty pitch master, so they replaced the pitch master. They then started preparing to program the pitch master when the entire battery rack exploded, creating a large bang and flash and throwing the cover across the hub, striking the injured employee in the back. The employee suffered three fractured vertebrae in their lower back.

An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a wind turbine tower. He fell and landed on a platform on the tower level below, suffering head trauma, a broken leg, and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized.

An employee was placing zip ties. The elevator he was on moved upward and his left foot got caught on one of the rungs, resulting in crush injuries to his toes.

An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.

An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.

An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.

An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.

An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Two employees were hospitalized for electrical shock and burns after contacting energized electrical components of a turbine system.

Four employees were traveling in a utility task vehicle (UTV) on the east lot of the site. While turning, the UTV flipped over onto the driver's side. The driver's left wrist and hand were crushed by the frame of the UTV resulting in a fractured and dislocated wrist, as well as hand injuries. The driver was hospitalized and required surgery.

On August 15th, 2025, an employee was aligning/connecting a coupler to the generator of a wind turbine. The coupler was secured in place by a strap that was connected to the turbine's chain hoist and a bolt. While lining up the remaining holes, the coupler rotated while the employee's right index finger was in one of the bolt holes, causing a partial amputation through the phalanx.

Employees were preparing to unload a wind turbine gearbox from a flatbed trailer. An employee went to reposition himself on the flatbed trailer and grabbed onto a wooden piece of the shipping cribbing for support. The piece of wood began to come loose, causing the employee to lose his balance. The employee jumped to the ground about 4 feet below and landed on his feet. His left ankle rolled and the employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle that required surgery.

An employee was working to move a paper roller carriage, which is a 3 by 3-foot paper roll weighing approximately 500 pounds. The employee's hands were positioned in the area where the spool meets the cradle. As the employee moved the carriage across a floor track, the paper roll was dislodged and caught the employee's finger, severing it. The employee's right middle fingertip was partially amputated.

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.