Fatal Accidents in Factories in INDIA

Fatal Accidents in Factories

                As per the available information the fatal and non-fatal injuries are showing a declining trend. The data of fatal and non-fatal injuries for the overall country for the year 2009, 2010 and 2011 is given at Annexure-I. As per the data received from the Chief Inspector of Factories of the States/Union Territories, the details of fatal and non-fatal injuries State-wise for the year 2009, 2010 and 2011 is given at Annexure-II.

                The Government of India has already framed a comprehensive legislation i.e. the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of the occupational safety, health & welfare issues of the workers employed in factories. The Act has provisions related to hazardous processes, working hours, penal provisions etc. and the Rules prescribed there under are sufficient to ensure safety of the workers as far as the manufacturing sector is concerned.

                The Ministry of Labour & Employment had declared the National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Workplace.  The purpose of this Policy is to establish a preventive safety and health culture in the country through elimination of the incidents of work related injuries, diseases, fatalities, disasters and to enhance the well-being of employees in all the sectors of economic activity in the country.

          The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in a written reply  in  Rajya  Sabha today.

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Annexure-I

Total Number of Fatal and Non-Fatal Injures in the Registered Factories under the Factories Act, 1948.

Sr. No.	Years	No. of Fatal Injuries	Number of Non-Fatal Injures
1	2009	1509	31584
2	2010	1459	30046
3	2011	1380	27140

    Data collected by Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) through correspondence with Chief  Inspector of Factories of States/Union Territories.

ANNEXURE-II

Fatal and Non-fatal Injuries in Factories under the Factories Act, 1948.

	States/ Union Territories	2009		2010		2011(P)
		Fatal Injuries	Non Fatal Injuries	Fatal Injuries	Non Fatal Injuries	Fatal Injuries	Non Fatal Injuries
1.	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	0	49	NA	NA	*	*
2.	Andhra Pradesh	165	927	188	923	154	898
3.	Assam	4	48	6	46	8	69
4.	Bihar	14	34	1	15	3	91
5.	Chandigarh	0	8	0	2	8	6
6.	Chhattisgarh	114	342	84	341	92	308
7.	Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli	14	13	14	31	17	38
8.	National Capital of Delhi	14	26	15	39	29	43
9.	Goa	10	134	12	97	11	92
10.	Gujarat	173	2984	221	2430	249	3014
11.	Haryana	51	104	38	51	64	62
12.	Himachal Pradesh	19	32	5	11	17	25
13.	Jammu & Kashmir	2	52	Nil	99	4	4
14.	Jharkhand	36	180	43	149	*	*
15.	Karnataka	80	927	92	779	86	813
16.	Kerala	41	106	7	79	19	73
17.	Madhya Pradesh	51	1173	68	848	*	*
18.	Maharashtra	217	2911	225	2540	183	2266
19.	Manipur	NA	NA	NA	NA	*	*
20.	Meghalaya	0	14	2	12	Nil	1
21.	Nagaland	0	0	0	0	Nil	Nil
22.	Odihsa	122	426	103	457	60	418
23.	Puducherry	8	102	10	46	10	45
24.	Punjab	35	248	14	212	22	198
25.	Rajasthan	56	699	65	534	59	531
26.	Tamil Nadu	137	826	75	860	117	624
27.	Tripura	0	4	1	5	Nil	1
28.	Uttar Pradesh	61	235	64	152	63	78
29.	Uttarakhand	20	33	9	24	19	47
30.	West Bengal	65	18947	97	19264	86	17364
	Total	1509	31584	1459	30046	1380	27140

Note:       There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim

                 Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief   Inspector of Factories of States/UTs

                  , *the data is yet to be received from the Chief Inspector Factories.

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(Release ID :86507)