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yellowdogintexas

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13. I grew up in farmland and farm accidents were a regular occurrence.

Thu Jul 6, 2023, 05:18 PM

Jul 2023

Some more horrid than others and always involving heavy farm equipment. Farming is one of the main exceptions to child labor rules if the child worker is your own child or grandchild. Most of the guys I knew were driving pickups around the field by the time they could reach the pedals.

Tractors, combines, plows, hay bailers, falling off the tobacco racks which were high up in the top of the barn, and on and on. One friend was kicked by a cow he was milking - right in the cheekbone.

Of course these accidents happened to every age group; not exclusive to kids. Farming is hard and dangerous work.

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Teen dies in sawmill accident as US states aim to roll back child labor laws [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2023 OP

This makes me sick XanaDUer2 Jul 2023 #1

The companies/corporations can pay the child laborers less DENVERPOPS Jul 2023 #2

Just like Texas governor Abbott's donors got him to sign off on eliminating a 10 Dustlawyer Jul 2023 #11

horrifying ... I don't even want to think what could have happened to him LymphocyteLover Jul 2023 #3

"Who cares? There's plenty more where that one came from." NBachers Jul 2023 #4

Accurate. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #32

Tragic & predictable. Stay tuned; more to follow (Iowa here). n/t slumcamper Jul 2023 #5

One more assault and rollback of protections, with real consequences. GOP is evil, not us. Evolve Dammit Jul 2023 #6

Many Republicans don't care because their kids aren't the ones taking these jobs. Lonestarblue Jul 2023 #7

Yep, make America great again like 100 years ago IronLionZion Jul 2023 #8

My Dad was born in 1922 his sister in 1919 Delmette2.0 Jul 2023 #9

I remember being six years old and assigned to pluck the feathers from dead chickens! Put me off demigoddess Jul 2023 #31

I helped my Mother gut the chickens. Delmette2.0 Jul 2023 #34

I have helped with cleaning hens which contained yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #38

I think giblet gravy is a nationwide rural thing. Delmette2.0 Jul 2023 #39

Corporate greed at its worst!!! perdita9 Jul 2023 #10

It's an unfortunate fact that children can work for their parents business sybylla Jul 2023 #12

Amish families are no different than any families. LakeArenal Jul 2023 #28

Cool story. sybylla Jul 2023 #33

I grew up in farmland and farm accidents were a regular occurrence. yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #13

I farmed. SpamWyzer Jul 2023 #14

I believe it, I've heard the stories from friends and acquaintances Warpy Jul 2023 #22

In Terms Of Occupational Deaths... ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #24

Thanks for the link Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #36

Stupid! Stupid!!! Stupid!!! nt pazzyanne Jul 2023 #15

I've been at moniss Jul 2023 #16

I have a cure for this multigraincracker Jul 2023 #17

I like it! mpcamb Jul 2023 #35

They claim they want to protect the children. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2023 #18

As long as he wasn't working with any drag queens... (n/t) GopherGal Jul 2023 #20

I thought I'd read "On this date in 1934" when I clicked on the OP. Mister Ed Jul 2023 #19

I went to a high school where only 40% graduated Warpy Jul 2023 #21

Expect more if these roll backs on child labor laws are successful. republianmushroom Jul 2023 #23

Vote for and elect Republicans, you get Republican policies, ethics, morals, and priorities. AZLD4Candidate Jul 2023 #25

The irony The Jungle 1 Jul 2023 #26

MAGAs *NEVER* get to say they care about children ever again. Initech Jul 2023 #27

Farms are exempt from child labor laws Kaleva Jul 2023 #29

I do not understand why they outlawed breaker boys. The Jungle 1 Jul 2023 #30

the republican playbook: Novara Jul 2023 #37