Section 51: Notification of accidents.

(1) Where any accident occurs in a factory which either-
(a) causes loss of life to a person employed in that factory; or
(b) disables any such person for more than three days from performing the duties for which he was employed,
written notice of the accident, in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed particulars, shall forthwith be sent to the inspector of the district by the occupier of the factory.
(2) Where any accident causing disablement is notified under this section, and after notification thereof results in the death of the person disabled, notice in writing of the death shall be sent to the inspector of the district by the occupier of the factory as soon as the death comes to his knowledge.
(3) Where any accident to which this section applies occurs to a person employed and the occupier of the factory is not the actual employer of the person killed or injured, the actual employer shall, if he fails to report the accident to the occupier immediately, be guilty of an offence.
(4) Any employer or occupier of a factory who fails to report an accident under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding N1,000.