Three contract workers have died at a Tata Electronics factory that makes parts for Apple iPhones in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, the latest supply chain incident affecting the US company in its most critical manufacturing base after China, Reuters reports.
The deaths occurred late on Monday and will be investigated by Apple, Tata, and the state authorities, according to state officials and two other sources with direct knowledge of the matter cited by Reuters. Roughly a quarter of the world’s iPhones now come from India after Apple expanded its manufacturing base beyond China.
The three contract workers died during maintenance work on an effluent treatment plant operated by Nalco Water at the Tata facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, district official Dinesh Kumar told Reuters. The deaths occurred when the workers inhaled gas while inspecting an external nano-filtration tank, Kumar said.
Nalco Water, which is part of US-headquartered Ecolab, said in a statement that the three workers were engaged by one of its sub-contractors and that the incident occurred in a utility facility it operates. The company said it was working with local authorities in the investigation, Reuters reports.
MacDailyNews Take: A tragic incident that will be investigated and, hopefully, mitigated in future operations.
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