Teen dies in sawmill accident as US states aim to roll back child labor laws [View all]
Source: Guardian
Investigation underway after police were called to find unresponsive teenager last week at Florence Hardwoods sawmill
Maya Yang
Thu 6 Jul 2023 11.48 EDT
A 16-year-old boy has died following an industrial accident at a sawmill in Wisconsin.
Police received an early-morning call last Thursday regarding an unresponsive teenager at Florence Hardwoods, a sawmill in northern Wisconsin, according to the Florence county sheriff’s office. Deputies and paramedics transported the teenager to a local hospital before transferring him to Milwaukee children’s hospital.
The boy, whom authorities have not identified by name, died from his injuries on Saturday. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified about the incident and an investigation is taking place.
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Fourteen states across the country – including Wisconsin – have introduced proposals to roll back child labor protections.
“The trend reflects a coordinated multi-industry push to expand employer access to low-wage labor and weaken state child labor laws in ways that contradict federal protections,” according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/06/boy-16-dies-sawmill-accident-wisconsin
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