It is estimated that 70% of the accidents are caused on the power press machines, and in almost all the cases the workers had lost at least two fingers. But in reality, most workers are poorly educated, with more than 81% of injured workers not having completed even Class 10. Most factories prefer to employ migrants: 88% of the injured workers surveyed were migrants. These accidents blight many young lives — 50% of the injured workers were less than 30 years of age. The trauma of mangled hands is only the beginning of a long, merciless journey for an injured worker.
