Negocios · Seguridad en la construcción de fábricas de chipsCuatro trabajadores mueren en una obra de TSMC mientras se detienen las obras con acero de nuevas fábricas en toda TaiwánEscrito 21 de octubre de 2026 a las 6:52 UTCVerTranscripción0:07A collapsing steel structure killed four workers at TSMC's Fab 22 construction site.0:12The deaths have stopped work at the Kaohsiung site and widened the safety response0:16to new Fab steelwork across Taiwan.0:19Investigators must determine what failed and why the workers' protection didn't0:22prevent their fatal falls.0:23All four men worked for Shanghao Machinery.0:26They fell with heavy steel components during a lifting and installation operation.0:30All four were taken to hospital, but none survived.0:33The collapse happened on October 20, 2026, in Nanzi District, Kaohsiung, at0:39TSMC's Fab 22 development.0:42The site is part of the Southern Taiwan Science Park.0:45The men were working on its Phase 4 construction project.0:48The Kaohsiung Fire Department received the emergency call at 4.53 that afternoon and0:53dispatched 10 vehicles and 22 personnel.0:56That time marks the notification to firefighters.0:58Three workers died that night.1:00The fourth, a man surnamed Huang, remained in intensive care with unstable vital1:04signs.1:05Huang died in hospital on the morning of October 21st.1:08The first emergency update had described two men without vital signs and two1:12injured.1:12By that evening, three deaths were confirmed.1:14The changing toll followed the same four workers as their conditions deteriorated.1:18Someone being found without vital signs still needs a formal death declaration,1:22which explains the difference between the earliest emergency figures and the later1:26confirmed toll.1:27The Bureau's account places the crew on the third floor exterior steel structure,1:31carrying out steel lifting and installation.1:33Welding was also part of the work.1:35The suspected failure lies in bolts on an exterior steel connecting plate at the1:39third floor level.1:40The Science Park Bureau says those bolts may have broken, allowing the workers and1:45steel components to fall.1:47Investigators are still examining that sequence.1:49The Bureau has identified bolt fatigue and too few bolts as preliminary1:54possibilities.1:54It hasn't determined the cause.1:56The third floor work location also doesn't give investigators a measured fall2:00distance.2:01Reconstructing the failure will require examining the connections and the loads they2:05carried.2:06Investigators are examining the exterior steel connection.2:09Earlier explanations involving scaffolding or crane bolts point to different parts2:13of the operation.2:14Those explanations can't be combined into a settled cause.2:17Construction schedule pressure is also contested, with no final technical finding2:22resolving its role.2:23The Science Park Bureau's director rejected a connection to schedule pressure and2:27said protective measures and safety ropes were in use.2:30How that protection was arranged and why it failed to prevent the deaths still needs2:34explaining.2:34Labor inspectors are investigating responsibility, with TSMC's safety personnel2:39assisting.2:39TSMC's wider suspension reaches steel structure operations at new FAB construction2:44sites across Taiwan, alongside the Kaosium construction site.2:48The Bureau's specific local stoppage covers Phase 4 steel lifting and installation.2:53That takes the safety response beyond the individual work area where the men fell.2:56TSMC initially announced on October 20 that it was voluntarily stopping the related3:01work.3:01By October 21st, the company had announced the broader suspension.3:05The Bureau also called for the accident scene to be preserved so investigators could3:09examine what happened.3:10FAB22 is being developed for 2 nanometer and more advanced chip making technologies.3:16Phase 4 construction had been scheduled for completion in 2027.3:20Those plans explain the project's role in TSMC's expansion, while the immediate3:24consequences fall on construction workers and the stopped steelwork.3:28The investigation hasn't yet explained why the connection failed or who was3:32responsible for keeping the elevated work safe.3:34The stopped Phase 4 steelwork can resume only after an improvement plan is submitted3:39and approved.3:39No restart date has been announced.Leer el artículoCronología de la historiaHeyDexEl vídeo breve ↗
