GoKawiilThree contract workers die in fall at TSMC's Fab 22 2nm site in Kaohsiung
Three contractor employees were killed and a fourth left in intensive care after falling from an upper floor during steel-hoisting work at TSMC's Fab 22 construction site in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Officials suspect a bolt on a steel connection plate broke, sending the workers and steel components down; TSMC and the Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau have halted related steel hoisting and launched an investigation.
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The fatalities add to at least six prior deadly accidents at TSMC construction sites since September 2024, suggesting a recurring safety issue at the chipmaker's rapidly expanding fab network. As TSMC races to scale up 2nm production across a multi-phase, roughly $46 billion complex, the incident could invite greater regulatory scrutiny of contractor safety practices and construction pace.
- Three contract workers died and one is in intensive care after a fall at TSMC's Fab 22 site.
- Investigators suspect a broken bolt on a steel connection plate caused the fall during hoisting work.
- This is at least the seventh fatal accident at TSMC construction sites in Taiwan since September 2024.
Source: tomshardware.com — Shane Downing, 2026-10-21
Published there as: “Three workers killed, one in intensive care after fall at TSMC’s 2nm fab construction site”
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