▁cause ▁pain ful ▁and ▁fatal ▁dise ases ▁ ▁Life ▁affected ▁from ▁working ▁conditions ▁Saf ety ▁was ▁very ▁poor ▁in ▁early ▁industrial ▁fact ories ▁and ▁mines ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁injury ▁compens ation ▁for ▁workers . ▁The ▁inj uries ▁from ▁mach in ery ▁r anged ▁through ▁whole ▁fingers ▁being ▁cut ▁off , ▁m ild ▁burn s , ▁severe ▁arm ▁and ▁leg ▁inj uries ▁and ▁am putation ▁of ▁lim bs ▁to ▁death . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁health ▁issues ▁with ▁long - term ▁effects ▁on ▁workers ▁were ▁disease ▁and ▁cancer . ▁Cot ton ▁mill s , ▁coal ▁mines , ▁iron - works , ▁and ▁brick ▁fact ories ▁all ▁had ▁bad ▁air , ▁which ▁caused ▁ch est ▁dise ases , ▁c ough s , ▁blood - sp itting , ▁difficult ▁breath ing , ▁p ains ▁in ▁the ▁ch est , ▁and ▁sle e pl ess ▁night s . ▁ ▁H ous ing ▁for ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁era ▁was ▁over c row ded ▁and ▁un clean , ▁creating ▁a ▁fav ou rable ▁environment ▁for ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁ty ph oid , ▁ch ol era , ▁and ▁small po x ▁in ▁working - class ▁districts . ▁Work ers ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁sick ▁pay ▁and ▁even ▁while ▁ill ▁were ▁obliged ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁provide ▁money ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁family . ▁Trad itionally , ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁were ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁clean ing ▁the ▁house , ▁but ▁since ▁women ▁were ▁sp ending ▁just ▁as ▁much ▁time ▁working ▁as ▁the ▁men , ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁time ▁for ▁such ▁duties