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During the Gilded Age, a factory worker who was injured while working generally received

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He recieved nothing. Workers had no job security, meaning if they got hurt they were fired.
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During the Gilded Age, a factory worker who was injured while working generally received no pay and no medical benefits from the company in question, since this was before worker safety was a consideration. 
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