Lok Sabha Question No. 1189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Deaths at Worksites
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1189 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## DEATHS AT WORKSITES

## 1189. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether incidents of death/injury to the workers have been reported at various worksites in the country;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  of  industrial,  mining  and  construction  worksite deaths  and  injury  reported  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State/UT-wise and industry-wise; and
- (c)the  preventive  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) to (c): Government of India has enacted a comprehensive legislation    i.e.  the  Factories  Act,  1948,  for  taking  care  of  the occupational Safety, Health & Welfare issues of the workers employed  in  the  factories  registered  under  the  Act.    There  are elaborate provisions pertaining to the health, safety, welfare provisions related to hazardous process, working hours, penal provisions etc. The Factories Act, 1948 and the State Factories Rules framed  there  under  are  enforced  by  the  respective  State/UTs  for compliance to the safety, health and welfare provisions of the Act and Rules.

The matters relating to safety, health and welfare of persons employed in the mines are dealt with under the Mines Act, 1952, Rules and  Regulations  made  thereunder  are  enforced  by  the  Directorate &

General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under Ministry of Labour Employment.

To ensure that the mine workers are provided with adequate safety measures in the mines; officers of DGMS undertake inspections of  mines.  To  prevent  accidents  in  the  mines  the  following  steps  are taken.

-  Propagate safety awareness in mines, workers participation and sensitization in matters of safety and safety training programmes.
-  Introduction of Risk Assessment Techniques and preparation of safety  management  plan  aimed  at  elimination  of  risks  and  to ensure safety of workmen and Introduction of standard operating procedures to avoid unsafe practices in mines.
-  Circulars are issued as guidelines for safe operations in identified thrust areas by DGMS.

The  Building  and  Other  Constructions  Workers'  (Regulation  of Employment  and  Conditions  of  Service)  Act,  1996  regulates  the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction  workers  and  to  provide  the  safety,  health  and  welfare measures.

The details of incidents of deaths and injury of the workers in the mining  sector,  industrial  and  construction  worksite  are  enclosed  at Annexure-I, Annexure-II, Annexure-IIA and Annexure-III respectively.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1189  FOR  24/07/2017  RAISED  BY  SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA REGARDING DEATHS AT WORKSITES.

Details of deaths and injuries in Mines during 2014-2017* - State/UT-wise

| State            |   Year |   No. of fatalities |   No. of seriously injured |
|------------------|--------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |   2014 |                  10 |                        105 |
| Andhra Pradesh   |   2015 |                   9 |                        186 |
| Andhra Pradesh   |   2016 |                  22 |                        175 |
| Andhra Pradesh   |   2017 |                   6 |                         35 |
| Assam            |   2014 |                   2 |                          5 |
| Assam            |   2015 |                   1 |                          6 |
| Assam            |   2016 |                   5 |                          3 |
| Assam            |   2017 |                   0 |                          1 |
| Chhattisgarh     |   2014 |                   8 |                         37 |
| Chhattisgarh     |   2015 |                   9 |                         30 |
| Chhattisgarh     |   2016 |                   6 |                         21 |
| Chhattisgarh     |   2017 |                   2 |                          6 |
| Goa              |   2016 |                   0 |                          1 |
| Gujarat          |   2014 |                   1 |                          2 |
| Gujarat          |   2015 |                   5 |                         19 |
| Gujarat          |   2016 |                   1 |                          7 |
| Gujarat          |   2017 |                   1 |                          6 |
| Himachal Pradesh |   2015 |                   0 |                          1 |

| State          |   Year |   No. fatalities | of   |   No. seriously injured |
|----------------|--------|------------------|------|-------------------------|
| Haryana        |   2016 |                1 |      |                       0 |
| Jharkhand      |   2014 |               22 |      |                      33 |
| Jharkhand      |   2015 |               12 |      |                      30 |
| Jharkhand      |   2016 |               53 |      |                      21 |
| Jharkhand      |   2017 |                7 |      |                      10 |
| Karnataka      |   2014 |                1 |      |                       4 |
| Karnataka      |   2015 |                3 |      |                       6 |
| Karnataka      |   2016 |                4 |      |                       1 |
| Karnataka      |   2017 |                0 |      |                       1 |
| Kerala         |   2014 |                1 |      |                       0 |
| Kerala         |   2015 |                0 |      |                       1 |
| Kerala         |   2016 |                0 |      |                       5 |
| Kerala         |   2017 |                0 |      |                       1 |
| Madhya Pradesh |   2014 |               12 |      |                      22 |
| Madhya Pradesh |   2015 |                9 |      |                      32 |
| Madhya Pradesh |   2016 |               15 |      |                      28 |
| Madhya Pradesh |   2017 |                9 |      |                       4 |
| Maharashtra    |   2014 |                9 |      |                      27 |
| Maharashtra    |   2015 |                6 |      |                      16 |
| Maharashtra    |   2016 |                6 |      |                      17 |
| Maharashtra    |   2017 |                2 |      |                       6 |
| Odisha         |   2014 |                2 |      |                      21 |
| Odisha         |   2015 |                5 |      |                       5 |

| State         |   Year |   No. fatalities |   No. seriously injured |
|---------------|--------|------------------|-------------------------|
|               |   2016 |                3 |                       5 |
|               |   2017 |               10 |                       1 |
| Rajasthan     |   2014 |               17 |                      17 |
|               |   2015 |               21 |                       7 |
|               |   2016 |                5 |                       4 |
|               |   2017 |                6 |                       3 |
| Telangana     |   2014 |                4 |                     135 |
|               |   2015 |                4 |                       2 |
|               |   2016 |                2 |                       4 |
|               |   2017 |                2 |                      12 |
| Tamil Nadu    |   2014 |                6 |                       4 |
|               |   2015 |                5 |                       4 |
|               |   2016 |                8 |                       7 |
|               |   2017 |                3 |                       0 |
| Tripura       |   2014 |                0 |                       1 |
|               |   2015 |                1 |                       0 |
| Uttarakhand   |   2014 |                2 |                       0 |
|               |   2016 |                1 |                       0 |
| Uttar Pradesh |   2014 |                6 |                       1 |
|               |   2015 |                5 |                       1 |
|               |   2016 |                4 |                       6 |
| West Bengal   |   2014 |                4 |                      40 |
|               |   2015 |                8 |                      21 |

| State   |   Year |   No. of fatalities |   No. of seriously injured |
|---------|--------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|         |   2016 |                  13 |                         20 |
|         |   2017 |                   2 |                          2 |
| TOTAL   |   2014 |                 107 |                        454 |
| TOTAL   |   2015 |                 103 |                        367 |
| TOTAL   |   2016 |                 149 |                        325 |
| TOTAL   |   2017 |                  50 |                         88 |

Note: Data for the years 2016 and 2017 are provisional. Data for the year 2017 are upto 31.05.2017.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1189  FOR  24/07/2017  RAISED  BY  SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA REGARDING DEATHS AT WORKSITES.

State wise details of Fatal and Non-fatal injuries occurred in the registered Factories under the Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2013,2014 and 2015

| Sl. No .   | State/ Union Territory               | 2013           | 2013               | 2014           | 2014               | 2015           | 2015               |
|------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No .   | State/ Union Territory               | Fatal Injuries | Non Fatal Injuries | Fatal Injuries | Non Fatal Injuries | Fatal Injuries | Non Fatal Injuries |
| 1          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | ..             | ..                 | 5              | 15                 | 0              | 46                 |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh                       | 137            | 513                | 85             | 174                | 68             | 78                 |
| 3          | Assam                                | 8              | 57                 | 13             | 58                 | 8              | 40                 |
| 4          | Bihar                                | 4              | 156                | 12             | 251                | 10             | 188                |
| 5          | Chandigarh                           | 0              | 2                  | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  |
| 6          | Chhattisgarh                         | 92             | 380                | 101            | 71                 | 74             | 54                 |
| 7          | Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 12             | 57                 | 21             | 47                 | 12             | 58                 |
| 8          | Delhi                                | 13             | 14                 | 1              | 9                  | 6              | 20                 |
| 9          | Goa                                  | 10             | 45                 | 5              | 80                 | 8              | 71                 |
| 10         | Gujarat                              | 218            | 2285               | 240            | 1751               | 248            | 1534               |
| 11         | Haryana                              | 40             | 21                 | 41             | 64                 | 40             | 61                 |
| 12         | Himachal Pradesh                     | 11             | 23                 | 13             | 23                 | 3              | 23                 |
| 13         | Jammu & Kashmir                      | ..             | ..                 | 3              | 18                 | 0              | 14                 |
| 14         | Jharkhand                            | 35             | 92                 | 21             | 78                 | 29             | 115                |
| 15         | Karnataka                            | 68             | 43                 | ..             | ..                 | 51             | 30                 |
| 16         | Kerala                               | 27             | 68                 | 24             | 234                | 20             | 326                |
| 17         | Madhya Pradesh                       | 48             | 465                | 59             | 334                | 44             | 438                |
| 18         | Maharashtra                          | 199            | 2013               | 187            | 1687               | 145            | 1471               |
| 19         | Manipur                              | ..             | ..                 | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  |
| 20         | Meghalaya                            | 3              | 3                  | 1              | 1                  | 1              | 1                  |
| 21         | Mizoram                              | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  |
| 22         | Nagaland                             | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  | 1              | 0                  |

| 23    | Odisha        | 58   | 104   |   46 |   165 |   55 |   167 |
|-------|---------------|------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|
| 24    | Puducherry    | 3    | 25    |    6 |    12 |    3 |    25 |
| 25    | Punjab        | 29   | 103   |   12 |    97 |   21 |   100 |
| 26    | Rajasthan     | 55   | 706   |   39 |   624 |   33 |   571 |
| 27    | Tamil Nadu    | 109  | 415   |  105 |   291 |   87 |   327 |
| 28    | Telangana     | #    | #     |   54 |    39 |   76 |    37 |
| 29    | Tripura       | 2    | 4     |    2 |     6 |    4 |     3 |
| 30    | Uttar Pradesh | 129  | 71    |   45 |    47 |   39 |    57 |
| 31    | Uttarakhand   | 11   | 48    |    7 |    47 |   21 |    21 |
| 32    | West Bengal   | 96   | 19250 |   63 | 19180 |   38 | 13940 |
| Total | Total         | 1417 | 26963 | 1211 | 25403 | 1145 | 19816 |

Note: (i) There  are  no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep and Sikkim.

(ii) P   : Provisional

(iii) ..   :  Not Available

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

## ANNEXURE-IIA

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  to (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1189  FOR  24/07/2017  RAISED  BY  SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA REGARDING DEATHS AT WORKSITES

## Details of Fatal and Non Fatal Industrial Injuries among Workers Employed by important industries

| Sl. No.   | Industry                                                                          | 2009           | 2010           | 2011           | 2012           | 2013           |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Industry                                                                          | Total Injuries | Total Injuries | Total Injuries | Total Injuries | Total Injuries |
| 1.        | All Textiles                                                                      | 1326 (59)      | 2937 (83)      | 2921 (96)      | 1063 (44)      | 521 (66)       |
| 2.        | Manufacture of Paper & paper products & printing, publishing & allied products    | 108 (21)       | 341 (28)       | 252 (49)       | 178 (22)       | 49 (14)        |
| 3.        | Manufacture of Chemicals & Chemical products (Except Petroleum and coal products) | 186 (35)       | 719 (140)      | 1605 (193)     | 562 (94)       | 197 (36)       |
| 4.        | Manufacture of Non- metallic mineral products                                     | 291 (63)       | 534 (86)       | 331 (80)       | 154 (39)       | 287 (48)       |
| 5.        | Basic metal and alloys Industries                                                 | 1042 (189)     | 1367 (311)     | 930 (211)      | 503 (130)      | 274 (101)      |
| 6.        | Manufacture of metal products & Parts (except machinery & transport equipment)    | 365 (19)       | 1152 (57)      | 767 (58)       | 300 (52)       | 57 (16)        |

| 7.   | Manufacture of machinery, machine tools & parts tools (except electrical machinery)   | 317 (17)   | 622 (31)   | 534 (50)   | 293 (8)    | 13 (4)     |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 8.   | Manufacture of transport equipment and parts                                          | 422 (20)   | 456 (18)   | 400 (42)   | 236 (17)   | 84 (4)     |
| 9.   | Electricity, Gas and Steam                                                            | 167 (29)   | 220 (32)   | 250 (61)   | 311 (54)   | 112(47)    |
|      | Total of (Sl. No. 1 to 9 Industries)                                                  | 4224 (452) | 8348 (786) | 7990 (840) | 3600 (460) | 1594 (336) |

Note: (i) Figures in brackets indicate 'Fatalities' and are included in the Total

(ii)*  The  figures  for  All  Industries  include  the  figures  of  other  industries apart from above Industries shown.

Source: Data received from Labour Bureau through correspondence.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  to (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1189  FOR  24/07/2017  RAISED  BY  SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA REGARDING DEATHS AT WORKSITES

State-wise  Details  of  workers  injured  and  died  during  three  years  and  the current year (up to 30th June 2017) on construction sites in Central Sphere.

| S. No   | State                    | 2014            | 2014         | 2015            | 2015         | 2016            | 2016         | 2017 (up to 30th June 2017)   | 2017 (up to 30th June 2017)   |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         |                          | Workers injured | Workers Died | Workers Injured | Workers Died | Workers Injured | Workers Died | Workers Injured               | Workers Died                  |
| 1       | Karnataka                | -               | 02           | -               | 02           | -               | 04           | 01                            | 01                            |
| 2       | Gujarat                  | -               | 01           | -               | 03           | -               | 17           | -                             | 01                            |
| 3       | Haryana, Punjab, J&K, HP | -               | -            | -               | 05           | -               | 03           | -                             | -                             |
| 4       | Uttar Pradesh            | -               | -            | -               | 02           | -               | 03           | -                             | -                             |
| 5       | Andhra Pradesh           | 01              | -            | -               | -            | -               | -            | -                             | -                             |
| 6       | Kerala                   | 01              | 04           | -               | 19           | 04              | 11           | -                             | 01                            |
| 7       | Rajasthan                | 02              | 02           | -               | 01           | -               | 03           | -                             | -                             |
| 8       | Tamilnadu                | -               | 05           | -               | -            | -               | -            | -                             | -                             |
| 9       | Bihar                    | -               | 01           | -               | 02           | -               | -            | -                             | -                             |
| 10      | West Bengal              | -               | 01           | -               | 02           | -               | -            | -                             | -                             |
| 11      | Maharashtra              | 01              | 10           | -               | 05           | 02              | 06           | 01                            | 03                            |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh           | -               | 08           | -               | 03           | -               | 02           | -                             | 01                            |
| 13      | New Delhi                | -               | -            | -               | -            | 03              | 06           | -                             | -                             |
| 14      | Assam                    | -               | -            | -               | 02           | 01              | 02           | -                             | -                             |

| 15   | Odisha       | -   | -   | -   |   - | 01   | 01   | -   | -   |
|------|--------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|------|-----|-----|
| 16   | Jharkhand    | -   | 02  | -   |  01 | -    | -    | -   | -   |
| 17   | Chhattisgarh | -   | -   | -   |  02 | -    | -    | -   | -   |
|      | Total        | 05  | 36  | -   |  49 | 11   | 58   | 02  | 07  |

Source: Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) ******