New Delhi, July 20 -- More than 4,000 workers have reported injuries in Indian automotive supply chains since 2019, with around 80% these being loss of fingers, according to an annual report by Safe In India (SII) Foundation.

The report, titled Crushed, covered 7,500 auto workers in Maharashtra and Haryana who have suffered non-fatal injuries since 2019 and sought SII's help to get benefits under the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) benefits. ESIC is a government social security and health insurance scheme for registered workers, designed to protect them and their dependants from financial distress because of sickness, disability, maternity break, or death at work.

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