What jobs did children do during Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

The coal mines were dangerous places where roofs sometimes caved in, explosions happened and workers got all sorts of injuries. There were very few safety rules. Cutting and moving coal was work that was completed by children.

The younger children often worked as "trappers" who worked trap doors. They sat in a hole hollowed out for them and held a string which was fastened to the door. When they heard the coal wagons coming they had to open the door by pulling a string. This job was one of the easiest down the mine but it was very lonely and the place were they sat was usually damp and draughty.

Older children might be employed as "coal bearers" carrying loads of coal on their backs in big baskets.

While thousands of children worked down the mine, thousands of others worked in the cotton mills and factories. There were some serious accidents, some children were scalped when their hair was caught in the machine, hands were crushed and some children were killed when they went to sleep and fell into the machine.

Factories and Brick Works

Children often worked long and gruelling hours in factories and had to carry out some hazhardous jobs. In match factories children were employed to dip matches into a chemical called phosphorous. This phosphorous could cause their teeth to rot and some died from the effect of breathing it into their lungs.

Answer 2

Because of the low population during the Industrial Revolution, overseers decided to employ children. They realised that this was a good idea because they were cheap to employ and they could fit into small places where adults couldnt reach. Usually thay would work in the thread rooms with machines and they would fix the snapped thread. As a result to being close to big machinary and getting under and inside them children started to get deformed, lost lims and even killed.

Answer 3

they work in mills and chimney sweeps and the mines but manly they work in factorys.

Answer 4

they had to clean out the machines when the machines were still on and sometimes they lost limbs and muscles were stripped to the bone it was a dangerous job.

Answer 5

sweeping under the machines, and they got hurt doing this job and some even died. thats all really. well there is probably more but i cant remember them

Answer 6

they opened doors

Answer 7

Slavery