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

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 17:05

stacks of lumber under a blue sky — A Wisconsin sawmill operator has agreed to stop hiring people under the age of 18 following a teenager's death on the job.
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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.