Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job

[Eugene]

Source: Insider

Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job

Charles R. Davis
Thu, September 7, 2023 at 5:05 PM EDT·4 min read

• A Wisconsin sawmill operator has agreed to stop hiring children after the death of a teenager.
• Michael Schuls, 16, died of "traumatic asphyxia" after an accident at Florence Hardwoods.
• "Illegal child labor is a stain on this country," Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said.

A Wisconsin sawmill operator has said it will stop employing children after the "devastating" loss of a teenager who died on the job this summer. That pledge came after the US Department of Labor accused the company of risking kids' lives for profit.

In July, 16-year-old Michael Schuls died of "traumatic asphyxia," according to the local coroner's office, two days after he became trapped on a conveyor for freshly cut stacks of lumber while working at Florence Hardwoods, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported. His funeral was attended by "hundreds" of people, according to a GoFundMe that was set up to support his family.

A report from the Florence County Sheriff's Office, obtained by the Press-Gazette, said Schuls had been left alone on the job and was seen on video trying to "straighten out the wood" on the conveyor, where he became trapped. He was discovered 17 minutes later.

In a statement on Thursday, Seema Nanda, the top lawyer at the US Department of Labor, accused Schuls' employer of negligence. ...

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-sawmill-agreed-stop-hiring-210547584.html

[canuckledragger]

1. "Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children..."

...after they got caught.

Seems to be a more accurate description to me, anyway.

[Recycle_Guru]

2. the pre-Union Gilded agenof robber barons is what MAGA is all about

don't let black people vote, discourage education and employ children in factories, keep women in the home and pregnant....disgusting

[liberalla]

3. OMG what a horrific accident! That poor kid!

He became an organ donor for at least eight people, including his Mom who was a perfect match for his liver.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article277283183.html



This should never have happened! He was alone at the time, and wasn't discovered for 17 minutes...