According to CoinMeta, TSMC has suspended some construction operations after an accident at its Kaohsiung plant that resulted in the death of four workers. TSMC stated in a statement that the accident occurred on Tuesday while workers were carrying out steel structure construction at the plant. Local media reports indicate that the workers fell from a height while welding steel beams. TSMC said it has halted construction operations at the Kaohsiung plant and stopped similar steel structure construction at plants across the country, and is cooperating with the investigation into the cause of the accident. This is the most serious accident to occur at TSMC's Kaohsiung plant since it began operations.