Hard Conditions in factories

Hard Conditions in Factories I believe the Industrial Revolution made lives of workers harder. Even though things seemed easier. What really went on inside the factories was the hard part. Many people worked harder and longer, only receiving an unfair minimum wage. It was harder because children worked in factories, diseases, and unsafe conditions. First, children were being worked like dogs in factories. Children became crippled and injured (Document A). This happened when the machines got jammed and the children were told to fix them. It ended decapitating a limb or body parts. Also, a surgeon speaking of all the “accidents” that happened in the factories (Document H). This surgeon saw all the dreadful things that happened and had to to operate on these kids. Last, a conversation between two people about working as a kid (Document N). Crabtree starting working at the age as a kid. Crabtree starting working at the age of eight. He was beaten if he was late. This means that working was hard and consequences were harder. Second people developed poor health. A medical observer's report about the effects of textile work (Document G). Many people, mostly kids developed a skin disease called gang green because there wounds would get infected. The surgeons back then didn't have the technology surgeons today have. The average age of death decreased in the Industrial Districts (Document C). A labor had the lowest age of death compared to the other professions in the document. Third, there were unsafe working conditions. It was easy for something like hair or an apron getting caught in the machinery (Document I). A person could get sucked up and whirled around in the machines. Also most people that worked were poor and did not have shoes so there was a risk of cutting their feet on something sharp. Last people worked for a long time. Usually eight to twelve hours. When you’re only getting minimum wage, it sucked being a worker in the industrial revolution. In