Three Indian workers have died at a Tata Electronics factory that manufactures iPhone components in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, in the latest supply chain incident to affect Apple in a key manufacturing hub outside China.
The deaths occurred late on Monday and will be investigated by Apple, Tata and state authorities, officials said.
The three contract workers died during maintenance work at a treatment plant, district official Dinesh Kumar said. They reportedly inhaled gas while inspecting a nano-filtration tank.
In recent months, Tata factories, which account for roughly 40 percent of iPhone assembly in India, have faced fires, pollution concerns and a data leak.
Roughly a quarter of the world’s iPhones are now made in India, as Apple has expanded its manufacturing base beyond China.
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