3 August 2026
by Edwin Sheppard | Data Manager | G+
Last year saw a continued rise in offshore wind activity, with a 5% increase in hours worked, as reported by G+ members, from 66 million in 2024 to 69 million hours in 2025. A large part of this increase was driven by a rise in operation site hours, as projects moved from the construction phase into full-time operation. Operational site hours increased to 17 million hours worked in 2025, up 18% from 2024.
Total injuries rose 20%, from 657 in 2024 to 786 in 2025, with operational sites seeing the sharpest increase, rising 46% to 331, from 226 the previous year. The total recordable injury rate (TRIR) increased by 4% (3.34 in 2024 to 3.48 in 2025), while lost time injury frequency (LTIF) declined, falling 8% (1.46 in 2024 to 1.34 in 2025). This suggests that while minor injuries increased, the most serious injuries, such as those which resulted in a lost work day, fell on a per million-hour basis.
One work area which stood out over 2025 was turbine nacelle injuries, which experienced the largest number of injuries over the year, at 114 in total, more than double the 56 injuries from 2024. Breaking down turbine nacelle incidents by site type, 97 incidents (85% of the total) occurred on operational sites, while the remaining 17 incidents (15%) occurred on construction sites. This is to be expected, as the installation of the nacelle only occurs in the later stages of construction. However, when examining 2024 alone, we found that 20 incidents (36% of the total) occurred on construction sites, and 36 incidents (64%) occurred on operational sites. This is due to many sites being in the last stages of construction in 2024, before transitioning to operations. This also explains the significant increase in turbine nacelle injuries in 2025 – with more sites in operation than in 2024, there would be increased exposure to turbine nacelle incidents.
Over the year, there was a slight decrease in lost work day incidents, from 95 in 2024 to 93 in 2025. However, both restricted work days and medical treatment injuries increased, with restricted work days rising by 15% from 54 to 62, and medical treatment injuries rising by 25%, from 69 to 86. First aid injuries, by far the largest category in injuries recorded in our database, rose by 24%, from 438 in 2024 to 545 in 2025.
Overall, the data shows that the offshore wind industry continues to expand, with a particular increase in sites becoming fully operational. However, the health and safety picture is mixed, and constant vigilance is always needed to make sure workers get home safe.