Three workers die at Tata Electronics’ iPhone parts plant in India

What happened

Reported November 10, 2026: three contract workers died after inhaling gas at Tata Electronics' component factory in Hosur, southern India. According to Reuters, citing district official Dinesh Kumar, the incident occurred on Monday evening while the workers were inspecting a nano-filtration tank at the factory's wastewater treatment plant, a part of the site run by Nalco Water, an Ecolab subsidiary. Tata, Apple and Nalco Water did not respond to Reuters' questions. Apple, Tata and the Tamil Nadu authorities will investigate what happened, and the state's industries minister has promised a thorough investigation with action depending on its findings. Production was not affected, as the factory was closed for Deepavali. The report also notes prior incidents at the Hosur site: a fire in 2024 stopped production at the component plant; this year the state threatened to close the site over suspected groundwater pollution before dropping the case; and a ransomware attack on the neighbouring iPhone assembly plant in the same compound leaked documents about the then-unreleased iPhone 18 Pro, Reuters has reported. According to Reuters, India now makes about a quarter of all iPhones, with Tata Electronics accounting for around 40% of the country's iPhone assembly and Foxconn handling the rest.

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Source: Evertiq · 11/10/2026 · View original source