Two Fatalities and Two Injuries Reported in TSMC Fab 22 Accident
A workplace mishap at TSMC's Fab 22 in Kaohsiung left two workers dead and two others hurt after a fall involving a steel beam.
At approximately 4:53 p.m., the Kaohsiung City Fire Department received an alert about four male workers injured at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s Fab 22 plant in the Southern Taiwan Science Park. Ten fire vehicles and 22 responders treated the men, who were working for a domestic contractor and were welding on an upper level when a steel beam and they fell. Two of the workers arrived at the hospital without any vital signs, one was seriously injured, and the fourth suffered only minor injuries.
Police and labor inspection officials are probing the cause of the incident. TSMC announced that production at the site has been suspended pending the investigation. The Fab 22 facility is slated to produce 2-nanometer and more advanced chips, with Phase 4 construction expected to finish in 2027.
Why it matters
The accident underscores safety challenges at a key semiconductor plant that supports advanced chip manufacturing.
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