Section 10: Notice of certain accident
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Section 10 — Sets the statutory notice requirement for notice of certain accident, including the relevant trigger, recipient and timing conditions. Key operative text: (1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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…
All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.
Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗
Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does
Operative clauses
- (1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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 by the appropriate Government, then,— (a) employer or owner or agent or manager referred to in section 67 of…
- (2) Where a notice given under sub-section (1) relates to an accident causing death in a plantation or an establishment relating to building or other construction work or any other establishment, the authority to whom the notice is sent shall make an inquiry into the occurrence within two months of the receipt of the notice or if there is no such authority, the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall cause the…
Provisos, explanations & qualifications
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this section text.
Thresholds and timelines in the text
- Notice of certain accident.—(1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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 by the appropriate…
- (2) Where a notice given under sub-section (1) relates to an accident causing death in a plantation or an establishment relating to building or other construction work or any other establishment, the authority to whom the notice is sent shall make an inquiry into the occurrence within two months of the receipt of the notice or if there is no such…
Actors expressly appearing in the text
Employer, Appropriate Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer
Full statutory text — Section 10
10. Notice of certain accident.—(1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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 by the appropriate Government, then,—
(a) employer or owner or agent or manager referred to in section 67 of such establishment if it is
mine; or
(b) employer or manager in relation to such establishment if it is factory or relates to dock work; or
(c) the employer of a plantation or an establishment relating to building or other construction or any
other establishment,
shall send notice thereof to such authorities, in such manner and within such time, as may be prescribed
by the appropriate Government.
(2) Where a notice given under sub-section (1) relates to an accident causing death in a plantation or
an establishment relating to building or other construction work or any other establishment, the authority
to whom the notice is sent shall make an inquiry into the occurrence within two months of the receipt of
the notice or if there is no such authority, the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall cause the Inspector-
cum-Facilitator to make an inquiry within the said period.How to apply this provision
- Primary statutory test — (1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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 by the appropriate Government, then,— (a) employer or owner or agent or manager referred to in section 67 of…
- Additional operative limb — (2) Where a notice given under sub-section (1) relates to an accident causing death in a plantation or an establishment relating to building or other construction work or any other establishment, the authority to whom the notice is sent shall make an inquiry into the occurrence within two months of the receipt of the notice or if there is no such authority, the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall cause the…
- Numerical or timing control — Notice of certain accident.—(1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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 by the appropriate…
- Central Rule mapping — 7. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
- Prescribed-form link recorded in the corpus — XI. Confirm the current notified form/version before filing.
- Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employer, Appropriate Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer.
Rules, forms and cross-references
Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping
Forms mapped
XI
Other sections cited in this text
Related Labour Hub resources
A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.
Worked example
For an establishment affected by notice of certain accident, the compliance owner should identify the applicable sector and authority, document the prescribed control/notice/record and retain inspection or training evidence. A text point to test is: “Notice of certain accident.—(1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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 acc” Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 7. Use the current notified XI where the process requires it.
Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.
Q&A — Section 10
What does Section 10 of the OSHWC Code cover?
Section 10 — Sets the statutory notice requirement for notice of certain accident, including the relevant trigger, recipient and timing conditions. Key operative text: (1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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…
What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 10?
The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “(1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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 by the appropriate Government, then,— (a) employer or owner or agent or manager referred to in section 67 of…” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.
Does Section 10 contain a proviso or explanation?
No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this section text. Check the full text below for clause-level qualifications.
What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 10?
The provision contains this numerical/time expression: “Notice of certain accident.—(1) Where at any place in an establishment, 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 by the appropriate…” Apply it only in the clause and context in which it appears.
Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 10?
The current concordance maps Section 10 to Central Rule(s) 7.
Is a prescribed form mapped to Section 10?
The current corpus records: XI. Confirm the current notified version before filing or service.
Is Section 10 currently operative?
All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.
Source & verification trail
Act: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗
Central Rules: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026 ↗
Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗
Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.