TSMC halts construction across Taiwan after four workers die at Kaohsiung site
TSMC said four construction workers were killed at a new factory site in southern Taiwan and suspended similar steel work at all its Taiwan sites.
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what happened
TSMC said on Wednesday, in an emailed statement reported by Reuters, that four construction workers died on Tuesday while steel structures were being assembled at a new factory site in Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan. Part of the building work at the site has been halted.
The company and its contractor immediately stopped related work there, and TSMC also paused comparable steel structure work at all of its construction sites across Taiwan until the investigation is complete. Its on-site safety team is working with the authorities and the contractor to establish what happened and take appropriate remedial steps.
why it matters
TSMC is the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major supplier of advanced chips used in AI. A pause in construction could delay the start of new capacity, which matters for semiconductor investors and the Taiwan stock market.
market impact
Taiwan chip stocks: construction pause could delay new TSMC capacity, a watch point for the sector
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- TSMC says four construction workers killed at Taiwan site, halting work — Reuters, 21 October 2026 at 02:38 UTC
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