Parliament Question: Causes of Accident of Industrial Workers

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2026 CAUSES OF ACCIDENT OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

2309. SHRI S VENKATESAN:

SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to

state:

(a)the details of total number of industrial accidents reported in the country during the last ten years and the current year, along with the number of deaths and injuries caused therein, State/UT-wise;

(b)the details of such accidents caused due to violations of safety protocols, non-compliance with statutory regulations, failure to provide safety equipment, negligence of the management, human errors or any other connected reasons thereof;

(c)the details of industries, contractors, establishments etc., held liable for such violations along with the actions taken against them by the Government, including imposition of fines, suspension, cancellation of licenses, blacklisting etc.;

(d)whether the Government has carried out any assessment to find out the reasons for recurring industrial accidents despite existing safety laws and if so, the findings thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e)whether the Government has proposed any measures to reduce industrial accidents, ensure safety of workers and stricter enforcement of safety measures in the industries across the country and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (e): The Central Government has enacted the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&WC) Code, 2020, which has come into force from 21.11.2025, to regulate occupational safety, health and working conditions of the persons employed in an establishment including factories and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Central Government has also notified OSH & WC (Central) Rules 2026 on 08.05.2026.

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There are elaborate provisions pertaining to occupational safety, health, welfare, hazardous processes, penalties and procedures etc. under the OSH & WC Code 2020 and rules framed thereunder. The Occupier and Managers of the factories registered under the OSH & WC Code 2020 are required to comply with the provisions of the Code and rules framed thereunder. In case of violations of any of the provisions thereof, the Chief Inspector cum Facilitator / Inspector cum Facilitator, notified under the OSH & WC Code 2020, is empowered to initiate legal action against the occupier and manager of the factories.

Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health

(DGOSH), an attached office of Ministry of Labour and Employment collects the data of accidental deaths and injuries of workers from States / Union Territories (UTs) in case of factories registered under Factories Act, 1948 [now subsumed under OSH & WC Code 2020]. The major causes of accidents are persons falling from height, fire, explosion, machinery moved by mechanical power, electrocution, struck by falling bodies, etc. As per information received from States / UTs, the details of fatal and non - fatal injuries in factories, state-wise, during calendar year 2015 to 2024 are at Annexure-I and Annexure II respectively. The details prosecution, conviction, penalty imposed in registered factories during 2022 - 2024 is at Annexure III.

*** *****Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 FOR 03.08.2026 BY SHRI S VENKATESAN AND SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE REGARDING CAUSES OF ACCIDENT OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS.

State/UT-wise details of Fatal Injuries in registered factories (2015 – 2024) Sl. State/UT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1 Andaman and Nicobar Is. # # # # # NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 2 Andhra Pradesh 68 68 68 61 72 66 65 76 71 59 3 Arunachal Pradesh * * * # # NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 4 Assam 8 12 10 12 4 10 4 8 9 8 5 Bihar 10 11 17 21 8 12 17 4 4 12 6 Chandigarh # 1 1 # # NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 7 Chhattisgarh 74 81 72 91 86 84 82 78 74 119 8 DD & DNH 12 15 16 25 9 5 # # # # 9 Delhi 6 10 37 5 6 9 6 36 6 21 10 Goa 8 3 5 3 3 6 2 5 6 5 11 Gujarat 206 272 229 263 216 212 235 240 221 188 12 Haryana 41 67 49 45 26 35 14 22 19 37 13 Himachal Pradesh 4 9 14 9 9 8 2 # # # 14 Jammu and Kashmir # 1 # # 2 2 2 3 3 # 15 Jharkhand 29 21 17 18 21 16 26 23 26 21 16 Karnataka 72 54 49 85 69 45 46 43 53 60 17 Kerala 20 18 16 22 29 14 12 9 22 20 18 Ladakh — — — — — NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 19 Lakshadweep * * * * * * * * * * 20 Madhya Pradesh 44 30 30 22 44 26 30 36 33 35 21 Maharashtra 145 150 137 142 145 154 180 178 190 157 22 Manipur # # # # # NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 23 Meghalaya # 2 3 4 1 1 1 3 2 NIL 24 Mizoram # # # # # NIL NIL # NIL # 25 Nagaland # # # # # NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 26 Odisha 55 46 52 42 32 47 36 54 54 47 27 Puducherry 5 2 3 5 5 1 4 5 4 3 28 Punjab 21 23 20 16 64 28 # 9 37 # 29 Rajasthan 33 15 31 32 32 23 19 32 25 46 30 Sikkim * * * * * * * * * * 31 Tamil Nadu 87 104 71 84 122 114 147 117 184 153 32 Telangana 57 63 70 43 56 51 50 60 65 71 33 Tripura 4 1 # 2 # # 2 2 1 1 34 Uttar Pradesh 39 46 58 48 46 66 # # # # 35 Uttarakhand 21 10 9 15 20 15 6 19 18 9 36 West Bengal 38 54 # 39 # # # # # 59 Total 1107 1189 1084 1154 1127 1050 988 1062 1127 1131

Data Source: Data collected by DGOSH from States / UTs. * There are no registered factories in this States /Union Territories # Data not reported by the States / UTs.Annexure-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 FOR 03.08.2026 BY SHRI S VENKATESAN AND SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE REGARDING CAUSES OF ACCIDENT OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS.

State/UT-wise details of Non-Fatal Injuries in registered factories (2015 – 2024) Sl. State/UT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1 Andaman and Nicobar Is. 46 70 69 39 43 57 41 39 30 18 2 Andhra Pradesh 78 247 103 182 154 62 60 95 75 88 3 Arunachal Pradesh * * * NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 4 Assam 40 41 54 35 21 19 40 38 22 26 5 Bihar 188 184 80 67 52 22 14 14 24 25 6 Chandigarh NIL NIL 4 2 1 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 7 Chhattisgarh 50 56 84 67 65 117 117 77 71 80 8 DD & DNH 58 39 30 50 49 29 # # # # 9 Delhi 20 26 37 26 23 4 19 47 9 23 10 Goa 71 56 52 36 26 32 29 33 41 24 11 Gujarat 1516 1169 1189 1036 718 560 621 653 497 574 12 Haryana 39 40 38 27 47 33 24 48 40 56 13 Himachal Pradesh 23 31 27 13 23 18 15 # # # 14 Jammu and Kashmir 14 2 1 1 5 1 3 20 67 # 15 Jharkhand 115 69 59 52 42 38 35 41 41 38 16 Karnataka 612 464 358 363 414 215 27 254 264 338 17 Kerala 326 158 236 145 122 79 117 67 62 68 18 Ladakh — — — — NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 19 Lakshadweep * * * * * * * * * * 20 Madhya Pradesh 348 358 268 265 299 242 258 269 205 224 21 Maharashtra 1471 1352 1167 1292 1089 778 793 819 818 881 22 Manipur NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 23 Meghalaya 1 1 3 5 2 3 NIL 3 1 5 24 Mizoram NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL # NIL # 25 Nagaland NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 26 Odisha 167 169 136 46 40 48 35 47 97 101 27 Puducherry 16 20 35 53 32 26 30 22 34 15 28 Punjab 100 115 117 85 83 40 # 23 32 # 29 Rajasthan 571 133 343 259 188 81 141 91 142 146 30 Sikkim * * * * * * * * * * 31 Tamil Nadu 327 344 192 205 206 120 288 205 243 317 32 Telangana 39 56 117 45 57 98 65 51 118 110 33 Tripura 3 3 NIL 6 NIL NIL NIL 1 NIL 1 34 Uttar Pradesh 57 63 52 62 79 69 # # # # 35 Uttarakhand 21 44 15 41 47 41 31 49 48 48 36 West Bengal 13940 57 # 23 # # # # # 45 Total 20257 5367 4866 4528 3927 2832 2803 3006 2981 3251

Data Source: Data collected by DGOSH from States / UTs. * There are no registered factories in this States /Union Territories # Data not reported by the States / UTs.Annexure III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 FOR 03.08.2026 BY SHRI S VENKATESAN AND SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE REGARDING CAUSES OF ACCIDENT OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS.

Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96-A of Factories Act 1948** 2022 No. of prosecutions Penalty imposed Sl. State/UT pending launched decided No. of from Total fine during during convictions Imprisonment previous imposed the year the year year 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands # # # # # # 2 Andhra Pradesh 1925 269 168 137 # 2526000 3 Arunachal Pradesh # # # # # # 4 Assam 22 26 # # # # 5 Bihar 273 34 # # # # 6 Chandigarh # # # # # # 7 Chhattisgarh 457 238 238 144 # 19198000 8 DD & DNH # # # # # # 9 Delhi 220 30 49 49 # 614000 10 Goa 22 2 2 1 # 50000 11 Gujarat 14619 2806 3890 1497 # 22444000 12 Haryana 6814 4787 3256 1946 # 10924200 13 Himachal Pradesh # # # # # # 14 Jammu and Kashmir 41 13 # # # # 15 Jharkhand 412 33 2 # # # 16 Karnataka 613 194 155 86 10 3311100 17 Kerala 216 22 45 37 # 811000 18 Ladakh NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 19 Lakshadweep * * * * * * 20 Madhya Pradesh 2267 118 44 # # 3069000 21 Maharashtra 2546 481 457 377 # 14526000 22 Manipur # # # # # # 23 Meghalaya # # # # # # 24 Mizoram # # # # # # 25 Nagaland # # # # # # 26 Odisha 2740 80 4 # # # 27 Puducherry 6 1 1 # # 90000 28 Punjab 100 12 10 9 # 172500 29 Rajasthan 325 20 13 4 # 15000 30 Sikkim * * * * * * 31 Tamil Nadu 7906 2688 1872 1858 # 23124250 32 Telangana 2704 182 111 62 # 2605000 33 Tripura 8 4 4 2 # 90000 34 Uttar Pradesh # # # # # # 35 Uttarakhand 13 19 19 # # # 36 West Bengal # # # # # # TOTAL 44249 12059 10340 6209 10 103570050

Data Source: Data collected by DGOSH from States / UTs. * There are no registered factories in the State/UT. # Data not reported by the States / NIL Data. ** Factories Act 1948 subsumed in OSH & WC Code 2020Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96-A of Factories Act, 1948** 2023 No. of prosecutions Penalty imposed Sl. State/UT pending launched decided No. of from during Total fine during convictions Imprisonment previous the imposed the year year year 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands # # # # # # 2 Andhra Pradesh 2019 279 183 185 # 2858500 3 Arunachal Pradesh # # # # # # 4 Assam 122 26 # # # # 5 Bihar 307 14 # # # # 6 Chandigarh # # # # # # 7 Chhattisgarh 457 205 142 110 # 19158000 8 DD & DNH # # # # # # 9 Delhi 201 23 53 53 # 648000 10 Goa 17 4 6 4 # 71000 11 Gujarat 13535 3744 3516 2381 # 27046000 12 Haryana 7443 5122 2556 1426 # 9431500 13 Himachal Pradesh # # # # # # 14 Jammu and Kashmir 54 3 3 3 # 2500 15 Jharkhand 427 69 01 # # # 16 Karnataka 652 175 187 93 5 2928000 17 Kerala 195 59 36 24 1 575996 18 Ladakh NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 19 Lakshadweep * * * * * * 20 Madhya Pradesh 2386 88 54 # # 6045000 21 Maharashtra 2310 401 271 187 # 13448000 22 Manipur # # # # # # 23 Meghalaya # # # # # # 24 Mizoram # # # # # # 25 Nagaland # # # # # # 26 Odisha 2796 73 4 # # # 27 Puducherry 5 6 11 # # 692000 28 Punjab 102 17 6 1 # 90000 29 Rajasthan 264 44 28 18 # 674000 30 Sikkim * * * * * * 31 Tamil Nadu 8770 2218 1886 1882 # 35982750 32 Telangana 2463 228 130 118 9 2944500 33 Tripura 8 5 4 2 # 12000 34 Uttar Pradesh # # # # # # 35 Uttarakhand 14 19 18 # # # 36 West Bengal # # # # # # TOTAL 44547 12822 9095 6487 15 122607746

Data Source: Data collected by DGOSH from States / UTs. * There are no registered factories in the State/UT. # Data not reported by the States / NIL Data. ** Factories Act 1948 subsumed in OSH & WC Code 2020Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96-A of Factories Act 1948 ** 2024 No. of prosecutions Penalty imposed Sl. State/UT pending launched decided No. of from during Total fine during convictions Imprisonment previous the imposed the year year year 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 1759 342 228 165 0 5256000 3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Assam # 12 # # # # 5 Bihar 321 16 0 0 0 0 6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Chhattisgarh 518 373 118 117 0 9713500 8 DD & DNH # # # # # # 9 Delhi 171 41 55 55 0 208000 10 Goa 20 2 1 1 0 100000 11 Gujarat 13250 3993 3231 2988 # 26289721 12 Haryana 8550 4019 3005 1608 0 10268500 13 Himachal Pradesh # # # # # # 14 Jammu and Kashmir # # # # # # 15 Jharkhand 513 15 0 0 0 0 16 Karnataka 638 178 138 97 0 2685003 17 Kerala 213 25 45 26 0 887000 18 Ladakh NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 19 Lakshadweep * * * * * * 20 Madhya Pradesh 2420 145 60 0 0 3774000 21 Maharashtra 2753 772 400 239 0 10996000 22 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Mizoram # # # # # # 25 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Odisha 2865 83 2 0 0 0 27 Puducherry 0 4 4 0 0 706050 28 Punjab # # # # # # 29 Rajasthan 295 23 32 13 0 857000 30 Sikkim * * * * * * 31 Tamil Nadu 9102 4335 2566 2565 0 5027940 32 Telangana 2880 453 310 69 0 2205000 33 Tripura 10 9 5 5 0 38000 34 Uttar Pradesh # # # # # # 35 Uttarakhand 15 5 16 0 0 100000 36 West Bengal 402 50 16 16 0 940000 TOTAL 46695 14895 10232 7964 0 80051714

Data Source: Data collected by DGOSH from States / UTs. * There are no registered factories in the States /UT. # Data not reported by the States / NIL Data. ** Factories Act 1948 subsumed in OSH & WC Code 2020 *****