Summary:
The last three years alone saw 687 workers being killed in industrial accidents in the state. Overall the number of accidents and deaths affected 5,137 labourers. The highest number of deaths in the last three years were reported in the year 2018 when 263 labourers lost their lives in accidents. The overall number of injuries and deaths during the year was 1,299 which was incidentally the lowest in the last three years. An analysis by Pathey, an organisation that simplifies Budget said on an average 2018 saw at least 3 accidents every day in the state which was incidentally lower than the 5 accidents that the state saw in the year 2017 and 2016..