Three workers die at Tata’s iPhone parts plant in India’s Tamil Nadu
Three contract workers died at a Tata Electronics plant in India that manufactures components for Apple iPhones after inhaling gas while cleaning a nano-filtration tank. The incident has prompted an investigation by local authorities and highlights ongoing safety concerns within the tech supply chain.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the operational and safety challenges faced by global tech giants as they diversify their manufacturing hubs into India.
The workers had inhaled gas while inspecting an external nano-filtration tank, a district official says.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A logo of Tata Group at Semicon India 2026, an annual semiconductor conference, in New Delhi, India [File: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 10 Nov 2026 10 Nov 2026 Three contract workers have died at a Tata Electronics plant producing components for Apple iPhones in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the latest incident involving the US tech giant’s supply chain in its most important manufacturing hub outside China.
The deaths occurred at a site in Hosur, in the Krishnagiri district, late on Monday.
The workers were among a group assigned to clean an effluent treatment plant (ETP) at a facility in Hosur, senior district official Dinesh Kumar told The New Indian Express.
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