Factories Act, 1948
88. Notice of certain accidents
101 [(1) Where in any factory an accident occurs which causes
death, or which causes any bodily injury by reason of which the person injured
is prevented from working for a period of forty-eight hours or more immediately
following the accident, or which is of such nature as may be prescribed in this
behalf, the manager of the factory shall send notice thereof to such
authorities, and in such form and within such time, as may be prescribed.
31 [(2) Where a notice given under sub-section (1) relates to
an accident causing death, the authority to whom the notice is sent shall make
an inquiry into the occurrence within one month of the receipt of the notice
or, if such authority is not the Inspector, cause the Inspector to make an inquiry
within the said period.
(3) The State Government may make rules for regulating the
procedure at inquiries under this section.]