103. Notification of accidents and dangerous occurrences:-
(1) When any accident which results in the death of any person or which results in such bodily
injury to any person as is likely to cause his death, or any dangerous occurrence specified in the
schedule annexed hereto takes place in a factory, the manager of the factory shall forthwith send a
notice thereof by telephone, special messenger to telegram to the Inspector and the Chief Inspector.
(2) When any accident or any dangerous occurrence specified in the schedule annexed hereto,
which results in such bodily injury to any person as is likely to cause his death, takes place in a factory
notice as mentioned in sub-rule (1) shall be sent also to:
(a) the District Magistrate or sub-divisional officer:
(b) the officer in charge of the nearest police station: and
(c) the nearest relatives of the injured or deceased person.
(3) Any notice given as required under sub-rule (1) and (2) shall be confirmed by the manager of
the factory to the authorities mentioned in those sub- rules within 12 hours of the accident or the
dangerous occurrence by sending them a written report in Form No. 21 in the case of an accident or
dangerous occurrence causing death and bodily injury to any person and in Form No. 21A in the case
of a dangerous occurrence which has not resulted in any bodily injury to any person.
(4) When any accident or dangerous occurrence specified in the schedule takes place in a factory
and it causes such bodily injury to any person as prevents the person injured from working for a
period of 48 hours or more immediately following the accident or the dangerous occurrence, as the
case may be, the manager of the factory shall send a report thereof to the Inspector in Form No. 21
within 24 hours after the expiry of 48 hours from the time of the accident or the dangerous occurrence
:
Provided that if in the case of an accident or dangerous occurrence death occurs of any person
injured by such accident or dangerous occurrence after the notices and reports referred to in sub-rules
(1), (2), (3) or (4) as the case may be, have sent, the messenger of the factory shall forthwith send a
notice thereof by telephone, special manager or telegram to the authorities and persons mentioned in
sub-rules (1) and (2) and also have his information confirmed in writing within 12 hours of the death :
Provided further that if the period of disability from working for 48 hours or more referred to in
sub-rule (4) does not occur immediately following the accident, or the dangerous occurrence, but later,
or occurs in more than one spell, the report referred to shall be sent to the Inspector in the prescribed
From No. 21 within 24 hours immediately following the hours when the actual total period of disability
from working resulting from the accident or the dangerous occurrence becomes 48 hours.
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