The following serious accidents (minor injuries are not reported) were recorded in the Manchester Guardian between June 12th and August 3rd, 1844:. . . 15th June, 1844: A youth from Saddle worth died of dreadful injuries after being caught in a machine. 29th June, 1844: A young man of Greenacres Moor, near Manchester, working in a machine shop, had two ribs broken and suffered from many cuts as a result of falling under a grind stone. . . . 3rd August, 1844: A Dukinfield bobbin turner was caught in a belt and had all his ribs broken. . . — Friedrich Engels The Parliamentary response to circumstances like these was to 1) ship most manufacturing overseas, 2) take over poorly run businesses, 3) offer support to striking workers, 4) adopt safety reforms