At home, factory workers were affected by the war in many of the same ways. Life in factories was rarely safe and accidents occurred almost daily. While many of these were not life threatening, some were. When working in a German munitions factory, one woman said, “We never really thought about the immediate danger we were in” (Grayzel, 100). After working as a seamstress this woman was moved to what she described as ‘the heavy work.’ Here she was charged with putting together the brass casings of howitzer shells. Because of the gunpowder in the room windows were kept closed to prevent explosions. While accidents were common one in particular stood out in her memory. She explained, “During this time three young girls, who had recently started work in the other munitions factory, were fatally injured by a grenade which fell and exploded” (Grayzel, 100). This is just one of many accounts of dangerous work environments. Factory workers were expected to show up to work on time, get to work, and not complain about the harsh
At home, factory workers were affected by the war in many of the same ways. Life in factories was rarely safe and accidents occurred almost daily. While many of these were not life threatening, some were. When working in a German munitions factory, one woman said, “We never really thought about the immediate danger we were in” (Grayzel, 100). After working as a seamstress this woman was moved to what she described as ‘the heavy work.’ Here she was charged with putting together the brass casings of howitzer shells. Because of the gunpowder in the room windows were kept closed to prevent explosions. While accidents were common one in particular stood out in her memory. She explained, “During this time three young girls, who had recently started work in the other munitions factory, were fatally injured by a grenade which fell and exploded” (Grayzel, 100). This is just one of many accounts of dangerous work environments. Factory workers were expected to show up to work on time, get to work, and not complain about the harsh