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The TSMC Kaohsiung site structure collapse

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Four workers have died after a steel structure collapsed during lifting and installation at TSMC’s Fab 22 site in Nanzih; TSMC has stopped construction work there. The cause remains under investigation, and the rescue and safety response are not reported as concluded, as of October 21, 2026.

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  1. Update 1Four workers killed at TSMC site as new-fab steelwork stops across Taiwan

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Four workers killed at TSMC site as new-fab steelwork stops across Taiwan

    Four contractor employees died at Fab 22 in Kaohsiung. TSMC has widened its construction stoppage as investigators examine a suspected steel-connection failure and the workers’ protection.

    What moved

    • Huang dies in hospital, bringing the confirmed toll to four.
    • TSMC announces a suspension covering the Kaohsiung construction site and new-fab steelwork across Taiwan.

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  • TSMCsemiconductor foundry company headquartered in Taiwan1 report

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