gurugram factory accidents in gurugram and faridabad increased by 54 in 202122 compared to the previous year according to a report by safe in india foundation which studies mishaps that cause serious injuries to workers on shop floors of automobile manufacturers and their supply chainsin its latest report of the series the total number of factory accidents that left workers with severe injuries amputations increased from 521 in 202021 to 803 in 202122the number of accidents rose in line with how manufacturing activity increased after the peak pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 the figures are still lower than the prepandemic period before 2020 the figures for factory accidents in our latest report have increased since last year primarily because there was an artificial dip in total accidents during the pandemic in 2020 and the first half of 2021 the lockdown and subsequent fall in production led to curtailed operations of factories but as the factory operations returned to prepandemic levels accidents also shot up sandeep sachdeva sii cofounder and ceo said on mondaynevertheless the data underscored the need for factories in the automobile industry to improve safety measures power presses the report said accounted for over 50 of the total accidents the trend was similar in the years before the latest survey found that migrant workers who form the bulk of the workforce in the manufacturing sector bore the brunt of accidents around 91 of those who had to undergo amputation were migrants mostly from bihar odisha and up with little education and low wages of them 68 were nonpermanent employees making legal protection inaccessible to many of themthe key reasons for accidents according to the survey were inadequate inspections and training in supply chains fatigue too played a major role in the 202122 period about half of the injured workers surveyed in haryana told sii that their daily shift timings exceeded 12 hours and they were not paid for logging in overtimeto remedy the causes sii has suggested some measures to auto manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers oemsa joint platform was recently created with the oems and the haryana labour department as a result about 30 audits have been conducted in a transparent manner additionally manufacturers like maruti are taking steps to improve safety standards but a lot more needs to be done sachdeva saidauto industry sources said on monday that siis findings had led to changes for the better over the years many oems and supply chains have been increasing their accidentfree days going ahead we need collaborative efforts from all the stakeholders said vinnie mehta directorgeneral the automotive component manufacturers association of india acmasome industry insiders also said that oems alone cannot shoulder the burden of making production accidentfree there needs to be greater effort from the government a joint forum can come up with measures such as certification like we have for crashsafety of cars a source saidasked a senior officer in the haryana labour department said the government has stepped up inspection drives and