jan 1, 1884 - Study of the Illinois Central Railroad

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-showed 1/20th of their workers had died/been permanently disabled by on-the-job accidents
-1 in 7 for those with the most dangerous jobs

-few regulatory laws/inspections
-other industries, like mining, were also extremely dangerous

other effects of industrialization:
-environment w/ air pollution, noxious by-products into water, mercury/lead contamination
-illnesses caused by those substances for workers and locals
-ppl didn't care because they had to work to eat

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