Three workers die at Tata’s iPhone parts plant in India’s Tamil Nadu
Summary
Three contract workers died after inhaling gas while inspecting a tank at a Tata Electronics plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, on Monday night. State authorities said the deaths will be investigated; the plant makes components for Apple iPhones.Key Facts
- The workers were assigned to clean an effluent treatment plant at the Hosur facility.
- A senior district official said the workers inhaled gas while inspecting an external nano-filtration tank.
- The workers were taken to a private hospital and declared dead on arrival.
- Tata Electronics and Foxconn account for roughly 40 percent and the remainder, respectively, of iPhone assembly in India.
- India produces roughly 25 percent of the world’s iPhones, according to the article.
- Tamil Nadu’s industries minister said the deaths would be investigated and action would follow the findings.
- The Hosur site had a fire that halted production in 2024, and state authorities previously raised groundwater contamination concerns before dropping the matter.
- A ransomware breach at an adjacent plant in the same compound leaked documents linked to Apple’s then-unreleased iPhone 18 Pro, Reuters previously reported.
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