Personal Accident Relief for the
Accidents at Work Site.-
(1) All manual workers when met with
an accident are eligible for Personal Accident Relief and
where the accident results in death, their nominees are eligible for Personal
Accident Relief.
Explanation.-
For the purpose of this clause,
“accident” means any bodily injury or death or loss of limbs or loss of sight
resulting to a manual worker solely and directly from accident arising out of
and in the course of his employment but does not include any intentional self
injury, suicide, attempted suicide, injury caused while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or drugs or caused by insanity or resulting from the
commission of any breach of the law, or rules, regulations or instructions
applicable, from time to time.
(2) The risk covered by the Personal
Accident Relief scheme and the amount of compensation payable shall be as
follows:-
(a)Death : Rs. 5,00,000
(b)Loss or actual physical
separation of or total
and irrecoverable loss of use of:-
(i) both hands;
or
(ii) both feet ;
or
(iii) one hand and one foot ;
Or
(iv) total and irrecoverable loss of
sight in both eyes.:
Rs. 1,00,000
(c)Loss or actual physical
separation of, or total
and irrecoverable loss of use of:-
(i) one hand ; or
(ii) one foot ; or
(iii) total and irrecoverable loss
of sight of one eye: Rs. 50,000
(d)Permanent total disablement from
injuries otherthan those specified in items (b) and ( c) above Rs. 1,00,000
(e)Permanent partial disablement as
specified in column (1) of the Table below
At the rate specified in the corresponding
entry in column ( 2 ) of the Table below:
(3) Claim.-
(a) Immediately upon the happening
of any accident while in pursuit of his
employment resulting in death at work site, the employer shall send reports to
the Labour Officer (Social Security Scheme), Assistant Director (Building and Other
Construction Workers), Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health of the respective
district and to the Police in Form B in Schedule II of such occurrence of the
accident.
further details : http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/go/labemp_e_65_2016_Ms.PDF
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