TSMC says four construction workers killed at Taiwan site, halting work
- On Tuesday, four construction workers died after falling from a steel structure at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Fab 22 site in Kaohsiung; the final victim succumbed to injuries Wednesday morning.
- Preliminary investigations suggest bolts on a third-floor connecting plate snapped during steel-structure hoisting, causing the workers employed by contractor Shanghao Machinery to fall with heavy steel components.
- Although the workers wore safety harnesses, the structural collapse prevented the ropes from functioning properly; labor inspectors were dispatched to examine compliance with occupational safety regulations.
- TSMC suspended steel-structure operations at all construction sites across Taiwan pending investigation, stating, "We and our construction contractor immediately suspended related construction work at the site."
- Fab 22 is slated to produce advanced 2-nanometer chips, though the accident's impact on construction schedules depends on ongoing operational arrangements by TSMC and its contractors.
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Taipei, Oct 21 (EFE).- Four workers died on Tuesday while working in the construction of a factory of TSMC, the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced chips, in the city of Kaohsiung (southern Taiwan), the company reported. In a statement sent to EFE, technology indicated that workers suffered fatal injuries during the assembly work of steel structures on the site. “Our thoughts and our deepest condolences are with those affected and their fam…
Four workers fell to their deaths at the construction site of a new factory in Taiwan belonging to TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor foundry. TSMC has halted the installation of similar steel structures at the accident site and at new factories across Taiwan. Attention is now focused on whether this will affect the schedule for expanding advanced process production capacity, which is being pursued to meet the demand for artificial intellig…
Death toll in TSMC Kaohsiung construction accident rises to 4
Kaohsiung, Oct. 21 (CNA) A fourth worker who fell multiple stories while working on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC) under-construction Fab 22 in Kaohsiung Tuesday has died from his injuries in hospital, the Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau said.
TSMC says four construction workers killed at Taiwan site, halting work
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