Apple faces major supplier investigation after 3 worker deaths Faizan Farooque Tue, November 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM EST 1 min read AAPL -0.70% ECL -0.34% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
Apple Inc. (AAPL, Financials) is investigating the deaths of three contract workers at a Tata Electronics factory in southern India, raising new concerns about safety at a site that produces components for iPhones.Local officials said the workers perished late Monday while carrying out maintenance at the factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.Officials said the workers were investigating a tank at an industrial wastewater treatment plant and breathed gas.U.S.-based Ecolab's subsidiary Nalco Water manages the treatment operation. The firm stated the workers were employed by a subcontractor and that it was working with authorities.Apple and Tata are also investigating the event. A person familiar with the case said a team from Apple had visited the facility.The facility was closed for the Deepavali holiday and there was no interruption in manufacturing activities.The incident comes as Apple increasingly leans on India for iPhone manufacture.Today, the nation makes around a quarter of all iPhones produced globally, and Tata has emerged as a key player in Apple's local supply chain.Tata is responsible for over 40 percent of the iPhone assembly in India, with the rest done by Foxconn.The probe will be crucial in understanding the cause of the deaths and if more protection is needed in the workplace.
