Factory conditions were harsh in the 1800’s. One reason was that they had to work a lot. Back then the average workday was 11.4 hours and this caused the workers to get tired which made them more likely to have a work accident. Also children worked in factories which they had to work six days a week and 12 hours or more a day.
Also factory conditions were harsh in the 1800’s because factories had no heating or cooling
systems. Working without heating or cooling systems would be tough because in the summer you would be hot and in the winter you would be cold. This can make you more likely to have a work related accident and it can make your work a lot harder.
Lastly factory conditions were harsh in the 1800’s because there were a lot of rapidly moving machines which workers, especially children, were often hurt by the machines. There was not a lot of safety in these factories back then so they would probably get in a lot of work related accidents. If there was a female worker their hair would probably get caught in the machine which can cause injury. Also since children were small they would have them crawl into the machines to fix them which then it could cause a lot of injuries even possible death.
Factory conditions were harsh for a lot of reasons in the 1800’s. Some reasons are they had to worked a lot, factories had no heating or cooling systems, and there were a lot of rapidly moving machines which workers, especially children, were often hurt by the machines. There are many other reasons also and back then people went on strike to change a lot of this and it took forever but at least the conditions today are exponentially better.